Robert McCorquodale

Robert McCorquodale is a member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, a five-member group of independent experts. He is also Emeritus Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Nottingham, UK, and a barrister and mediator at Brick Court Chambers, London. Robert has 30 years of experience working in business and human rights, which began before it became a field of law. He has published scholarship widely in this area, including empirical research, and has advised business of all sizes and assisted governments around the world. He has been involved with civil society, industry sectors and other organisations in drafting legal changes and in litigation. His work has included scholarship, capacity building, legislative proposals, and training. He has appeared as an advocate before the International Court of Justice and the United Kingdom Supreme Court, and as a legal expert before United Nations bodies.