Human Rights Law

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CHELSEA FRANCIS

Juris Doctor UWA Class of 2022

Human rights law concerns the protection of the inalienable civil, political, cultural, social, and economic rights of human beings. While multiple human rights are protected by domestic law, in legislation, the common law, and the Commonwealth Constitution, human rights law is largely guided by international soft law standards. Internationally, the leading human rights instruments are generally considered to be the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Given my proclivity for social justice, it had been a goal of mine to gain employment in human rights law even prior to the commencement of my law degree. Perhaps unsurprisingly, few legal practitioners exclusively practice as human rights lawyers. As many law graduates begin their careers at commercial firms, much of the human rights work available to commercial lawyers tends to fall within the pro bono work undertaken by the firm. Alternatively, there are also limited opportunities available in human rights legal practice at community law centres, not-forprofits, NGOs, and in the public sector. Given that commercial opportunities in human rights tend to be few and far between, I did not initially anticipate working in a business human rights capacity at an international commercial law firm. Nevertheless, as fate would have it, I have fortunately been able to employ my commercial undergraduate background, legal training, and human rights work experience in an international commercial law setting. I am currently employed as a Business Human Rights Consultant at Allens-Linklaters (Allens) within the Disputes and Investigations (Commercial Disputes) practice group. The role involves risk and compliance consultancy in collaboration with Allens’ Business Human Rights legal team, which involves working directly with Associates, Senior Associates, Managing Associates, and Partners at the firm. My role focuses on ESG, and business human rights