Midlands State University Library
Image from Google Jackets

Business and human rights : ethical, legal, and managerial perspectives / created by Florian Wettstein

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge University Press, 2022Description: xix, 429 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781009158398
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Business and human rightsLOC classification:
  • HD60 WET
Contents:
Preface; Boxes; 1. Introduction: learning and unlearning business and human rights; Part I. Foundations; 2. BHR: emergence and history of a movement; 3. A brief introduction of human rights; Part II. Setting the scene; 4. Corporate human rights violations: direct and indirect; 5. Corporate human rights violations: overview of issues; Part III. Corporate human rights responsibility; 6. Justification of corporate human rights responsibility; 7. Nature and extent of corporate human rights responsibility; 8. Operationalizing and implementing human rights responsibility at the corporate level; Part IV. Corporate human rights accountability; 9. Transnational governance and corporate human rights accountability: preliminary questions and foundational issues; 10. The un guiding principles on BHR: foundations, contemplations, critique; 11. Further international soft-law standards and voluntary initiatives; 12. Home state solutions; 13. International law-based solutions; Part V. Selected industries and emerging discussions; 14. Industry-specific issues and challenges; 15. Emerging discussions and narratives; 16. Conclusion: building back better; Helpful online resources and blogs on business and human rights; References of court cases; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
Summary: "Until recently, human rights and business were perceived as two separate domains. Human rights, traditionally understood as a shield and protection for human beings against the abuse of governmental power and discretion were seen as of little direct implication for business. As a consequence, private actors like corporations were not systematically on the radar of human rights scholars. Vice versa, those concerned with corporations and corporate responsibility, both in practice and in theory, hardly adopted a human rights perspective. Human rights, for them, were a part of the larger legal, regulatory and policy frame within which corporate practices are taking place, but they were not themselves a part of corporate responsibility engagements. Hence, bringing business and human rights together has neither been intuitive for human rights scholars nor for corporate responsibility researchers"--
Reviews from LibraryThing.com:
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Harare Campus Library Open Shelf HD60 WET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 156819 Available BK144419
Book Book Law Library Open Shelf HD60 WET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 156821 Available BK144441
Book Book Law Library Core Collection HD60 WET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 156820 Available BK144436

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface; Boxes; 1. Introduction: learning and unlearning business and human rights; Part I. Foundations; 2. BHR: emergence and history of a movement; 3. A brief introduction of human rights; Part II. Setting the scene; 4. Corporate human rights violations: direct and indirect; 5. Corporate human rights violations: overview of issues; Part III. Corporate human rights responsibility; 6. Justification of corporate human rights responsibility; 7. Nature and extent of corporate human rights responsibility; 8. Operationalizing and implementing human rights responsibility at the corporate level; Part IV. Corporate human rights accountability; 9. Transnational governance and corporate human rights accountability: preliminary questions and foundational issues; 10. The un guiding principles on BHR: foundations, contemplations, critique; 11. Further international soft-law standards and voluntary initiatives; 12. Home state solutions; 13. International law-based solutions; Part V. Selected industries and emerging discussions; 14. Industry-specific issues and challenges; 15. Emerging discussions and narratives; 16. Conclusion: building back better; Helpful online resources and blogs on business and human rights; References of court cases; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

"Until recently, human rights and business were perceived as two separate domains. Human rights, traditionally understood as a shield and protection for human beings against the abuse of governmental power and discretion were seen as of little direct implication for business. As a consequence, private actors like corporations were not systematically on the radar of human rights scholars. Vice versa, those concerned with corporations and corporate responsibility, both in practice and in theory, hardly adopted a human rights perspective. Human rights, for them, were a part of the larger legal, regulatory and policy frame within which corporate practices are taking place, but they were not themselves a part of corporate responsibility engagements. Hence, bringing business and human rights together has neither been intuitive for human rights scholars nor for corporate responsibility researchers"--

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.