Business and human rights : from principles to practice / edited by Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Justine Nolan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baumann-Pauly, Dorothée

Nolan, Justine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises--Law and legislation.

International business enterprises.

Corporate governance--Law and legislation--Social aspects.

Corporate governance.

Social responsibility of business.

Human rights.

Corporate governance--Law and legislation.

Social aspects.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 329 pages) : illustrations

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In a global economy, multinational companies often operate in jurisdictions where governments are either unable or unwilling to uphold even the basic human rights of their citizens. The expectation that companies respect human rights in their own operations and in their business relationships is now a business reality that corporations need to respond to. Business and Human Rights: From Principles to Practice is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary textbook that addresses these issues. It examines the regulatory framework that grounds the business and human rights debate and highlights the business and legal challenges faced by companies and stakeholders in improving respect for human rights, exploring such topics as: the regulatory framework that grounds the business and human rights debate, challenges faced by companies and stakeholders in improving human rights, industry-specific human rights standards, current mechanisms to hold corporations to account, future challenges for business and human rights With supporting case studies throughout, this text provides an overview of current themes in the field and guidance on practical implementation, demonstrating that a thorough understanding of the human rights challenges faced by business is now vital in any business context. Book jacket.

Contents:

1. The relationship of human rights to business

2. Regulatory framework and guiding principles

3. Business and human rights : implementation challenges

4. Defining and implementing human rights standards industry by industry

5. Key constituents that drive the implementation of business and human rights

6. Accountability and remedy

7. Global rules, private actors : future challenges for business and human rights.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Baumann-Pauly, Dorothée. Business and Human Rights : From Principles to Practice.

ISBN:

9781317563921

1317563921

9781315735429

1315735423

OCLC:

948603844

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Restricted for use by site license. Access for three concurrent users only.