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S04E11 (2018 Top 10) Frode Elgesem on OECD National Contact Points

Episode Summary

The National Contact Points constituted under the OECD are not courts of law and are not meant to give judgments that offer penalties to offenders. The NCP is a dispute resolution mechanism intended to serve a specific purpose – of bringing together parties in a dispute to arrive at a solution. Frode Elgesem is a Norwegian lawyer and member of the country’s NCP. In this podcast he speaks with IHRB’s Salil Tripathi about what NCPs can and cannot do. Frode Elgesem is a senior lawyer who has worked on cases involving white collar crime, European law, anti-corruption matters, anti-trust cases, and human rights. He has been an associate in the office of the attorney general and a senior partner at a law firm.

Episode Notes

IHRB's Salil Tripathi talks to Norwegian NCP Frode Elgesem about strengthening dispute settlement mechanisms between companies and rights-holders.