Do the Responsibilities apply to all businesses or only to transnational corporations?
Currently, the Norms apply to all businesses, except those businesses which prove that (1) their actions have an entirely local impact, (2) their business has no connection with a transnational corporation (TNC), and (3) the violation complained of is not covered under the security standards in the Norms. On the one hand, many believe that the human rights norms should only apply to TNCs as TNCs may fall outside the regulation of any one State and TNCs tend to be especially large and influential. On the other hand, many others believe that any exception drafted into the Norms will be used by businesses to circumvent liability, and further that human rights principles, by their nature, should apply equally to all businesses. The current exception is the result of negotiation and compromise between the two viewpoints and is intended to make a small exception for small, local businesses, such as the local bakery or restaurant not engaged in serious human rights violations.
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