The Cambridge companion to business & human rights law / edited by Ilias Bantekas, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Michael Ashley Stein, Harvard Law School.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bantekas, Ilias, author.

Stein, Michael Ashley, author.

Series:

Cambridge companions to law.

Cambridge companions to law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social responsibility of business--Law and legislation.

Social responsibility of business.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (l, 632 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

How can businesses operate profitably and sustainably while ensuring that they are applying human rights? It is possible to apply human rights while at the same time decreasing cost and making human rights contribute to profits. Yet business efforts alone are insufficient, and states must possess sufficient regulatory power to work together with businesses and investors - not only to improve human rights but also to foster development more broadly. This textbook, the first of its kind, explores all aspects of the links between business operations and human rights. Its twenty-five chapters guide readers systematically through all the particular features of this intersection, integrating legal and business approaches. Thematic sections cover conceptual and regulatory frameworks, remedies and dispute resolution, and practical enforcement tools. Ideal for courses in business, law, policy and international development, the book is also essential reading for managers in large corporations.

Contents:

Business and human rights : foundations and linkages / Ilias Bantekas

Reconciling international human rights with international trade / Francesco Seatzu

Neo-liberalism, state-capitalism and European ordo-liberalism : why power politics and 'constitutional failures' undermine economic law and human rights / Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann

Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility / John Paterson

The role of business in international development and the attainment of the sustainable development goals / Katerina Akestoridi

The business case for human rights - irrelevant or indispensable? / Dorothee Baumann-Pauly and Lilach Trabelsi

The UN guiding principles on business and human rights and its predecessors : progress at a snail's pace? / Surya Deva

The regulatory framework of multinational enterprises / Peter Muchlinski

The UN global compact and the OECD guidelines on multinational enterprises and their enforcement mechanisms / Andreas Rasche

Taxation and business : the human rights dimension of corporate tax practices / Reuven Avi-Yonah

Corporate accountability for the natural environment and climate change / Damilola S. Olawuyi

Corporate accountability for corruption and the business case for transparency / Philip M Nichols

Disability, business and human rights / Michael Ashley Stein

Gender, business and human rights / Jessica Lynn Corsi

The business sector and the rights to work and just and favourable conditions of work / Marija Jovanovic

Responsible lending : export credit agencies as drivers of human rights / Aline Darbellay

Business and human rights approaches to intellectual property / Molly Land and Lea Nesselhauf

The role of human rights in investment law and arbitration : state obligations, corporate responsibility, and community empowerment / Silvia Steininger

The use of international arbitration tribunals for business and human rights disputes / Judith Levine and Sarah Castles

Innovative contractual remedies with indigenous peoples / Kinnari Bhatt

The role of ethics in corporate human rights impact assessments / Ilias Bantekas

Addressing human rights impacts in sustainability reporting / Chiara Ferracioli and Julian Parkhomenko

Leveraging the consumer-led movement to strengthen sustainable business : opportunities, limitations and the role of companies to empower consumers / Anna Triponel

The structural complexity of multinational corporations and the effect on managing human rights risks in the supply chain / Tam Nguyen

Towards a UN business and human rights treaty / Ilias Bantekas.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Sep 2021).

ISBN:

9781108908351

1108908357

9781108900287

1108900283

9781108907293

1108907296