Guiding principles on human rights impact assessments of trade and investment agreements
United Nations General Assembly
A/HRC/19/59/Add.5
Distr.: General
19 December 2011
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Nineteenth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter
Addendum
Guiding principles on human rights impact assessments of trade and
investment agreements*
Summary
The present report sets out guiding principles on human rights impact assessments of trade and investment agreements. The guiding principles are aimed at providing States
with guidance on how best to ensure that the trade and investment agreements they
conclude are consistent with their obligations under international human rights instruments.
