IISD Model Contract Clauses for Responsible Investment in Agriculture:

Customizable legal provisions to help implement international best practices, principles, and guidance on responsible agricultural investment

27. Human Rights

 

27.1 The Parties each commit themselves to the respect, protection and promotion of the human rights of all Legitimate Tenure Rights Holders, Indigenous Peoples, the Local Community, Workers, [Contract Farmers] and any other person likely to be impacted by the Project in the implementation of the Project and in the provision of any additional goods or services incidental to this Project provided for under this Agreement, including those relating to health, labour, education, and childcare.

27.2 The Company shall ensure that its operational policies integrate and reflect its responsibility to respect human rights and have the objective of preventing, mitigating, and remediating any potential or actual negative human rights impact.


For more information: See generally Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). (2015). Principles for responsible contracts integrating the management of human rights risks into state–investor contract negotiations: Guidance for negotiators. https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Publications/Principles_ResponsibleContracts_HR_PUB_15_1_EN.pdf, Principle 5 (Additional Goods or Service Provision);  Aizawa & Mann 2021, Section 4.6 (Project Must Respect Human Rights).

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