JAPAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Koichi Saito, Wataru Shimizu, Suguru Yokoi, Ai Tanaka and Mai Kurano, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
5. Business and Human Rights in Action 5.1 Best Practices As described in 2.2.7 Soft Law on Business and Human Rights , the Guidelines and Reference Materials released by METI provide practical guidance on how business enterprises should conduct human rights DD. Also, some industry associations and NGOs have published practical guidance on BHR-related “best practices.” Also, as a more specific example of best prac - tice for companies, the ILO and JETRO have published “Responsible Business Conduct and Human Rights Due Diligence: Good Practices of Japanese Companies” .
Furthermore, the Human Rights Protection Com - mittee of the Japan Federation of Bar Associa - tions has established a system for filing petitions on human rights issues. When the Committee receives a petition from a victim of human rights violations, it can carry out an investigation. If it concludes that a violation has occurred or that there is a risk of one occurring, it takes actions that do not have legal enforcement. These actions may include issuing warnings, making recommendations to the violator, and expressing its opinions on the matter. However, the Working Group pointed out that the lack of an independent national human rights institution was preventing victims of human rights violations from accessing effective rem - edies and emphasised the necessity of estab - lishing one.
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