Law, Business and Human Rights: Bridging the Gap - Hardcover

 
9781782546610: Law, Business and Human Rights: Bridging the Gap
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1782546618 ISBN 13: 9781782546610
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Multinational corporations have the potential to bring economic and social benefits to emerging economies, but also social and political upheaval that can suppress fundamental human rights. This book synthesizes views from multinational corporations and civil society groups to find areas of common ground and raise issues of future potential conflict.

The authors draw on their academic specializations in business and law to examine important human rights questions from legal, ethical, and business perspectives. The first part of the book focuses on the role of the multinational corporation in respecting human rights. It follows with an examination of the rights of vulnerable stakeholders and their erosion via direct or indirect corporate activity. Integrating John Ruggie's 'Protect, Respect, and Remedy' framework and the UN's 'Guiding Principles of Business and Human Rights', this book expands upon initial dialogue on the role of business in international human rights at this vital moment in history.

Law, Business and Human Rights provides unity in a broad range of issues from a variety of perspectives that should interest scholars, teachers, students, and practitioners alike.

Contributors: R.C. Bird, N. Bishara, D.R. Cahoy, L.J. Dhooge, D. Hess, J.S. Hiller, S.S. Hiller, R. Mares,K. McGarry, D. Orozco, M.A. Pagnattaro, S.K. Park, L.Pierre-Louis, J.D. Prenkert

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About the Author

Edited by Robert C. Bird, Associate Professor of Business Law, University of Connecticut, Daniel R. Cahoy, Professor of Business Law, Pennsylvania State University, and Jamie Darin Prenkert, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, US

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Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1782546618
ISBN 13 
9781782546610
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
288
Editor
Bird Robert C., Cahoy Daniel R., Prenkert Jamie Darin