Assessing the Effectiveness of Non-State-Based Grievance Mechanisms in Providing Access to Remedy for Rightsholders: A Case Study of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

Abstract This article explores different approaches to assessing the effectiveness of non-state-based non-judicial grievance mechanisms (NSBGMs) in achieving access remedy for rightsholders. It queries approach that has been widely adopted as a result United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), which focuses procedural aspects mechanisms. Rather, it stresses importance analysing outcomes cases tests this hypothesis by undertaking comprehensive empirical research into complaint mechanism Roundtable Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). RSPO is found perform well when judged according UNGPs’ criteria. However, performs poorly individual are assessed ascertain achieved The therefore argues equivalent scrutiny relation other NSBGMs provides an accompanying methodology can be utilized purpose.