Abstract
This paper starts from the assumption that the separation between private law and public law has become obsolete, and human rights are (not only indirectly but sometimes also directly) private law norms. This paper submits that under certain circumstances, human rights even bind private parties directly: Clear, precise and unconditional human rights provisions that are suitable by their content to operate in private relationships should be perceived as directly binding for private actors, at least for multinational corporations. This is because clear, precise and unconditional human rights provisions should be seen as perfect duties from the perspective of moral philosophy.

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Discussant: Roland Pierik

Chair: Nanda Oudejans

Bio
Dr Aurelia Colombi Ciacchi is Professor of Law and Governance at the University of Groningen. She is also the Academic Director of the Groningen Centre for Law and Governance.

Dr Roland Pierik is Associate Professor of Legal Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam Law School and the director of the Paul Scholten Centre for Jurisprudence.

Dr Nanda Oudejans is Associate Professor of Legal Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam Law School.

For more information please contact Roland Pierik (R.Pierik@uva.nl)