英文摘要 |
The UN adopted the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and strongly encourages all states to develop Business and Human Rights National Action Plan (NAP). This article therefore reviews international standards of the Guiding Principles, comparative experiences of several NAPs and implementation in Taiwan.
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights suggests states to adopt a ''smart mix'' approach applying both voluntary and regulatory ways and including both domestic and international issues. However, states prefer voluntary route, and their NAPs focus more on existing framework and measures completed, while future action plans are less specific.
All NAPs are in response to international trends, and they are typically the responsibility of inter-ministerial committees. NAPs are not all presented in their entirety based on UN recommendations. States are incentive to consult with groups of parties. Some states remain hesitant about the responsibility of enterprises to respect human rights, and do not even propose relevant action plans. No state mentions the allocation of budget to implement its plans.
Taiwan has been in a unique situation from which sources of its NAP were indirectly due to the interactions between international independent experts and the European Union. Taiwan's NAP refers to the positive implications of the development of a NAP for enterprises which should enhance their practices of business and human rights. The Ministry of Economy is primarily responsible for the NAP. Although there are inter-ministerial contacts, there is no specific task force. Taiwan also provides more descriptions of the existing structure and completed matters, but offers less future action plans. |