Research handbook on global governance, business and human rights /

"This essential Research Handbook provides a comprehensive and critical assessment of the global governance instruments related to business and human rights from an interdisciplinary perspective. Contributions from a diverse range of leading international scholars offer an overview of the exist...

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Corporate Author: Edward Elgar Publishing
Other Authors: Marx, Axel (Editor), Calster, Geert van (Editor), Wouters, Jan (Editor), Otteburn, Kari (Contributor, Editor), Lica, Diana (Contributor, Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022
Series:Research handbooks on globalisation and the law series
Subjects:
Human rights > Economic aspects.
Human rights and globalization.
International law and human rights.
ludské práva
globalizácia
medzinárodné právo
elektronické dokumenty
ISBN:9781788979832 (e-book)
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents: 1. Global governance of business and human rights: Introduction / Axel Marx, Kari Otteburn, Diana Lica, Geert van Calster and Jan Wouters
  • 2. The United Nations draft treaty on business and human rights: An analysis of its emergence, development and potential / Radu Mares
  • 3. Business and human rights and regional systems of human rights protection: Applying a governance lens / Claire Methven O'Brien
  • 4. The United Nations guiding principles on business and human rights: What contribution are the national action plans making? / Carmen Márquez Carrasco
  • 5. Transparency and human rights in global supply chains: From corporate-led disclosure to a right to know / Olga Martin-Ortega
  • 6. Human rights due diligence instruments: Evaluating the current legislative landscape / Robert McCorquodale
  • 7. Public procurement as an instrument to pursue human rights protection / Sope Williams-Elegbe
  • 8. Voluntary standards for business and human rights: Reviewing and categorizing the field / Andreas Rasche
  • 9. The efficacy of voluntary standards, sustainability certifications, and ethical labels / Elizabeth A. Bennett
  • 10. No iso fix for human rights: A critical perspective on iso 26000 guidance on social responsibility / Stéphanie Bijlmakers
  • 11. Seeking remedies for corporate human rights abuses: What is the contribution of oecd national contact points? / Kari Otteburn and Axel Marx
  • 12. Business and human rights: What role for national human rights institutions? / Linda C. Reif
  • 13. The role of human rights ombudsman institutions in business and human rights / Jernej Letnar Černič
  • 14. Regulating human rights in the textile sector: Smoke and mirrors / Justine Nolan
  • 15. The electronics industry: Governance of business and human rights against a background of complexity / Peter Pawlicki
  • 16. Biotechnologies and concentration in the agro-biochemical-technological market: Risks and challenges for human rights / Ana Luiza da Gama e Souza
  • 17. Human rights and the global construction sector: Deconstructing the challenges faced by low-wage workers / David Segall
  • 18. Ensuring financial sector compliance with human rights: From the ungps to complicity / Marta Bordignon
  • Index.

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