Course Description: This 3-hour introductory course explores the business responsibility to respect human rights, focusing on how operations can adversely impact internationally- and domestically recognized human rights. The program introduces business lawyers and their clients to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) Framework for implementing human rights policies into business activities to reduce risk. FIFA’s statutory-regulatory human rights policy utilizing the UNGPs will be explored in the context of a multinational business enterprise.
Time | Description | Speakers |
9:00-10:00am (1 hour) | Welcome & Opening Remarks
First Session: International Human Rights and Sports – An Introduction | Moderator: –Ruth Lozano McChesney, IHRC Chair; Partner, McChesney Kolly PLLC (El Paso, TX & DC Metro Area) Presenter: –Emily Patterson, Attorney at Law, Patterson Consulting B.V. (Brussels, Belgium) |
10:00-10:08am (8 minutes) | Break |
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10:08am – 11:15am (1 hour, 7 minutes) | Second Session: Human Rights Due Diligence: What Texas Businesses and Their Lawyers Need to Know | Presenters: –John Vernon, Partner, The Vernon Law Group PLLC (Dallas) Professor Ariel Dulitzky, Director, Human Rights Clinic, University of Texas at Austin School of Law (Video Presentation)
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11:15am – 11:22am (7 minutes) | Break |
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11:22am – 12:30pm (1 hour, 8 minutes) | Third Session: Human Rights at Play Toolkit – Introduction & A Scenario | Presenter: –Joshua J. Newcomer, Principal, McKool Smith (Houston) |
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For over 25 years, Ruth Lozano McChesney has exclusively practiced immigration law, becoming Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Chambers and Partners, recognizing only the top 2% of attorneys, has consistently ranked Ruth in Immigration Law. Her expertise spans from Fortune 100 corporations to small businesses across diverse industries including healthcare, technology, energy, and education.
Ruth is currently the Chair of the International Human Rights Committee (IHRC), as part of the State Bar of Texas International Law Section. Founded in August 2015, the IHRC represents a groundbreaking initiative in connecting business law with human rights advocacy. It emerged from recognition that lawyers needed better education and guidance on international human rights issues affecting their clients’ global operations.
Interested in serving on the committee or partnering with the ILS on our programs, events and initiatives?
Contact Ruth McChesney at rmcchesney@mcchesneykolly.com.
