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ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ
On 1 November 2021, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Faculty of Law launched the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Business Law Meter, a blog for timely commentary and discussion of current developments in Canadian and transnational business law. Under the editorial leadership of the inaugural holder of the Professorship of Business Law, Peer Zumbansen, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Law students engage with hot button issues in corporate and securities, labour and commercial law, investment law, international economic law and private international law. The Meter welcomes feedback and commentary as well as submissions from guest writers. Guest submissions and inquiries should be sent to: peer.zumbansen [at] mcgill.ca
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Nearly eleven years ago now, the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh killed over 1,100 workers and injured two thousand more. The tragedy sparked a global conversation on workersβ protection in the Global South.
The printable, fully referenced version can be accessed through SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4702579
Introduction: Regulating global supply chains through soft and hard law
This summer has proven how destructive climate change can be.