Human rights standards and the responsibility of transnational corporations

edited by Michael K. Addo

What does corporate responsibility mean and what are its foundations? Should companies themselves be responsible for human rights violations, or their subsidiaries? What principles should guide business in countries known to violate human rights? Is self-regulation sufficient, or are corporations best regulated by national or international codes, and on what should these codes be based? These are some of the many questions which this collection of essays seeks to address as it assesses the value of applying human rights standards to transnational corporations. The increasing involvement of corporations in the public domain and the steady reduction of governmental involvement in commercial and social undertakings has created a desperate need to rethink the nature and role of the private corporation and its regulation. The essays have been arranged under six broad themes: policy issues, regulation, issues of application, matters of doctrine, globalization and case studies. In addition, each section contains the opinion (not simply a summary of proceedings) of a nominated rapporteur who draws together the strands of each theme, and, where necessary, broadens the analysis to cover important issues which may not have been addressed. At the heart of this volume is the attempt to define an effective framework for transnational corporate responsibility through international human rights standards. It should be of use to corporate legal advisers, human rights practitioners, NGOs, government law offices and academics, as well as to all those concerned with human rights and their place in the modern world.

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[目次]

  • Foreword. Acknowledgements. Notes on Contributors. Introduction. Policy Issues. Regulation. Application. Issues of Doctrine. Globalisation. Case Studies. Index.

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書名 Human rights standards and the responsibility of transnational corporations
著作者等 Addo, Michael K.
出版元 Kluwer Law International
刊行年月 c1999
ページ数 xxv, 384 p.
大きさ 25 cm
ISBN 9041112464
NCID BA45044454
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言語 英語
出版国 オランダ
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