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The Future of Business and Human Rights: Theoretical and Practical Considerations for a UN Treaty

The Future of Business and Human Rights: Theoretical and Practical Considerations for a UN Treaty

Name: The Future of Business and Human Rights: Theoretical and Practical Considerations for a UN Treaty
Brand: Intersentia Publishers
SKU: 9781780684918
Price: 1050.00 HKD
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Author: Letnar Cernic Jernej; Nicolas Carrillo-Santarelli
ISBN: 9781780684918

Edited by Letnar Cernic Jernej · Nicolas Carrillo-Santarelli

Intersentia Publishers February 2018

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ISBN-13: 9781780684918
Publisher: Intersentia Publishers
Publication: February 2018
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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It is an undeniable fact that corporations participate in human rights abuses throughout the world. Yet there is disagreement among scholars, politicians and business actors about the best approaches to preventing and responding to those abuses and whether it would be feasible to adopt a treaty on the matter.

This book explores the potential adoption of a treaty on business and human rights, first proposed by Ecuador and South Africa. Would such a treaty be practicable and what should its content be – should it regulate direct corporate obligations or extraterritorial obligations? How can experiences of other international legal regimes and developments in regional systems inform the global debate on business and human rights?

The Future of Business and Human Rights informs the reader – academics, practitioners and policy makers – about the current debate that is at centre of legal and diplomatic discussion.

Introduction

Part I. The Convenience and Possibility of Adopting a Treaty on Business and Human Rights

Alternative Paths to a Business and Human Rights Treaty

A Defence of Direct International Human Rights Obligations of (All) Corporations

A Treaty on Business and Human Rights: Problems and Perspectives

Part II. Critical Analyses of a Treaty on Business and Human Rights

Considering a Treaty on Corporations and Human Rights: Mostly Failures but with a Glimmer of Success

'Band-Aids Don't Fix Bullet Holes': In Defence of a Traditional State-Centric Approach

Voluntary vs. Binding: Civil Society's Claim for a Binding Instrument

Part III. Regional Approaches

Business and Human Rights in the Americas: Defining a Latin American Route to Corporate Responsibility

The Applicability of Human Rights Treaties to Business Enterprises: A Cast Study of India

Reckless Business: Corporate Accountability for Atrocities

European Perspectives on the Business and Human Rights Treaty Initiative

Part IV. Lessons from Other Regimes of International Law

A Convention or a Recommendation? The Experience of International Labour Legislation

Lessons for the Treaty Process from the International Law Commission and International Environmental Law

Conclusion

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