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Welcome to Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe Forum !

Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe Forum (BHRINCEEFORUM) is a think tank dedicated to research, public policy and advocacy in the broader area of business and human rights, including corporate social responsibility in Central and Eastern Europe.

Please read our post on “Mapping Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe” at the Cambridge Core blog of the Business and Human Rights Journal.

About

Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe Forum (BHRINCEEFORUM) is a think tank dedicated to research, public policy and advocacy in the broader area of business and human rights, including corporate social responsibility. mission of BHRINCEEFORUM is to strengthen and promote implementation of business and human rights in Central and Eastern Europe based on the values of human dignity, freedom, equality, solidarity and on the principle of the rule of law.

BHRINCEEFORUM was founded by Jernej Letnar Černič. Jernej is Professor of Human Rights and Constitutional Law at the European Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Government and European Studies of the New University (Ljubljana/Kranj, Slovenia). He has so far published a number of articles and studies in Slovenian, English, Spanish, Italian, Swedish and Romanian. He has recently published two scientific monographs, namely: »Corporate accountability under socio-economic rights«, Oxon; New York: Routledge, 2019, and “The Impact of European Institutions on the Rule of Law and Democracy: Slovenia and Beyond” Oxford, Hart (Bloomsbury), 2020 (with Matej Avbelj). His studies have been cited in the reports of the United Nations, the European Parliament and the Council of Europe, in decisions of the Slovenian Constitutional Court and academic studies from all parts of the world. He has been active in various roles in Slovenian and global civil society, participating in numerous domestic and international humanitarian projects.

Our services

Research

We provide high quality research on different dimension of Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe.

Consulting

We provide a wide range of consulting services in the area of Business and Human rights for various industries in Central and Eastern Europe.

Education

We organise forums, workshops, short term programs and summer schools on Business and Human Rights in Central and Eastern Europe.

Contact

E-mail: jernej.letnar@gmail.com