Teaching business and human rights / edited by Anthony Ewing (Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School, Co-Founder, Teaching Business and Human Rights Forum, US).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ewing, Anthony P., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar guides to teaching

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business.

Human rights.

Social responsibility of business.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (498 pages).

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"Business and human rights (BHR) is a rapidly developing field at the intersection of business, law, and public policy. Teaching Business and Human Rights is a practical guide and resource for the growing community of BHR teachers, students, and practitioners - from advocates and policymakers to business managers and investors. Chapter authors explain common BHR topics, suggest teaching approaches that work in the classroom, and identify helpful teaching resources. Chapters cover the building blocks of a BHR curriculum: foundational topics including corporate responsibility, human rights, and human rights due diligence; tools, such as legislation and litigation, to provide remedy and hold companies accountable for their human rights impacts; and the specific rights affected by businesses in different industries. Teaching BHR effectively has the potential to improve the protection of human rights as more individuals in the private sector, government and civil society work to advance the corporate responsibility to respect human rights. Professors and students, practitioners in the private sector, government and civil society, and scholars of BHR will find this thorough and comprehensive resource indispensable"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to teaching business and human rights / Anthony Ewing

Part I. Foundational topics

2. Corporate responsibility / Florian Wettstein

3. Human rights / Anthony Ewing

4. Labor rights / Angela B. Cornell

5. The United Nations guiding principles on business and human rights / Anthony Ewing

6. Right to remedy / Lisa J. Laplante

Part II. Business practice

7. Corporations / Jena Martin

8. Human rights due diligence / Robert McCorquodale and Daria Davitti

9. Human rights impact assessment / Mark Wielga

10. Non-governmental human rights grievance mechanisms / Mark Wielga

Part III. Corporate accountability

11. Mandatory human rights due diligence / Claire Bright and Nicolas Bueno

12. Judicial remedy / Rachel Chambers

13. The alien tort statute / Anthony Ewing

14. Complicity / Anthony Ewing

15. The oecd national contact point mechanism / Elizabeth Umlas

16. Multistakeholder human rights initiatives / Dorothee Baumann-Pauly and Michael Posner

17. Business and human rights in the inter-american system / Humberto Cantu Rivera

Part IV. Key issues

18. Modern slavery in supply chains / Justine Nolan

19. Human rights and the environment / Sara L. Seck

20. Land rights / Mina Manuchehri and Beth Roberts

21. Rights of indigenous peoples / Kendyl Salcito

22. The right to food / Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile

23. The right to water / Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile

24. Technology and human rights / Faris Natour and Roger McElrath

25. Engineering for human rights / Shareen Hertel, Davis Chacon Hurtado, and Sandra Sirota

26. Finance, investors, and human rights / Erika George and Ariel Meyerstein

27. Accounting for human rights / John Ferguson

28. Mega-sporting events and human rights / Daniela Heerdt

29. Trade and human rights / Margaret E. Roggensack and Eric R. Biel

30. Business and conflict / Salil Tripathi

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781802201130 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.