Recommendations for National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights 3) In case of the United Kingdom, the government has expressed its will to carry out its duty to protect human rights through NAPs regarding business enterprises domiciled in its jurisdiction. In addition, the UK government has declared its willingness to provide support and incentives to all UK enterprises—whether they operate in the U.K. or abroad—to respect human rights. 4) In case of the Netherlands, the government has already been implementing active policies to require business enterprises respect human rights and has even declared that it is pursuing policies to prevent not only direct human rights abuses by business enterprises but also indirect human rights violations committed in the supply chain. The Dutch government sets out clearly its expectation on business enterprises operating abroad (enterprises that made inroads into countries lacking legislation or enforcement) to uphold the same standard of the corporate social responsibility as required in the Netherlands. C. Recommended content for NAPs 1) Goal To clearly express the government’s expectations on the corporate responsibility to respect human rights 2) Direction of national policy The government effectively communicates to business enterprises its commitment regarding business and human rights by clearly expressing its expectations on the corporate responsibility to respect human rights. 8

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