This paper looks at the challenges to address if a human rights impact assessment of trade agreements is to emerge as a robust and credible policy tool for states.
Research paper
Published 18 February 2019
Updated 9 February 2021
ISBN: 978 1 78413 314 6
Dr Jennifer Zerk is an associate fellow in the International Law Programme at Chatham House. She is an expert on legal and policy issues in the field of business and human rights, and has advised on a number of significant law reform initiatives, including, most recently, as lead legal consultant to the Accountability and Remedy Project of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. She serves on the board of WCMC, a Cambridge-based centre for biodiversity information and analysis which collaborates with the UN Environment Programme.