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Companies, international trade, and human rights / Janet Dine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dine, Janet, author.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in corporate law ; 4.
- Cambridge studies in corporate law ; 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International trade--Social aspects.
- International trade.
- Human rights--Economic aspects.
- Human rights.
- Foreign trade regulation.
- Social responsibility of business.
- Corporate governance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 319 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Other Title:
- Companies, International Trade & Human Rights
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Originally published in 2005, this book focuses on the role of corporations within the trading system, and the complex relationships between corporations, nation states and international organisations. The actions and motives that drive corporations are considered as well as the structure of the international trading system. Remedial devices such as Codes of Conduct and Human Rights instruments are assessed for effectiveness. The book seeks reasons for what is a growing understanding that international trading regimes are not meeting objectives found in many international agreements, including both the international trade agreements themselves (WTO, GATT, TRIPS etc.) and human rights instruments. In particular, it is clear that the prevalence and severity of poverty is not being adequately addressed. This work sets out to investigate the role played by companies in this failure in the globalisation of trade to realise its aims, in particular the failure to achieve the minimum of basic rights, the right to food.
- Contents:
- A global crisis?
- Why we are here
- The institutional framework
- Relationship between Companies and Human Rights Law
- Corporate social responsibility
- Understanding property rights: companies, states and the duty of international co-operation.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-139-81003-0
- 1-107-19522-5
- 1-107-31630-8
- 1-107-32169-7
- 1-107-31726-6
- 1-107-31811-4
- 1-299-39940-1
- 1-107-31532-8
- 0-511-66013-8
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