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Corporate

Jan. 11, 2014

Human rights compliance issues loom on corporate horizon

Once largely the purview of public relations departments, such issues have gained the attention of legal compliance officers and other in-house counsel as a new wave of concerns and regulations crop up in the space.


By Caitlin Johnson


Daily Journal Staff Writer

As general counsel begin to lay out their department's priorities for the coming year, one area on which many have stepped up focus is their companies' human rights policies. Once largely the purview of public relations departments, human rights issues have gained the attention of compliance officers and other in-house counsel as a new wave of legal concerns crop up in the space.


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