Human rights in transnational business : translating human rights obligations into compliance procedures /

Human rights in transnational business : translating human rights obligations into compliance procedures /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wetzel, Julia Ruth-Maria, author.
Imprint:	Switzerland : Springer, [2016]
Description:	1 online resource (XVIII, 265 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Human rights and globalization. Social responsibility of business -- Law and legislation. International business enterprises -- Law and legislation. International business enterprises -- Social aspects. International business enterprises -- Moral and ethical aspects. Social responsibility of business -- Law and legislation. International business enterprises -- Social aspects. International business enterprises -- Moral and ethical aspects. International business enterprises -- Law and legislation. Human rights and globalization. Globalization. Human rights. International law. Law. Social responsibility of business.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12455180

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ISBN:	9783319313252 3319313258 9783319313245
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	"This book was written between 2013 and 2015 and was accepted as a dissertation at the University of Lucerne School of Law in the fall of 2015"--Page vii.
Summary:	This book investigates how human rights law can be applied to corporate entities. To date there have been insufficient international legal mechanisms to bring corporations to justice for their misconduct abroad. The book argues that rather than trying to solve the problem locally, an international approach to corporate human rights compliance needs to be sought to prevent future corporate human rights abuses. Implementing effective and enforceable human rights compliance policies at corporate level allows businesses to prevent negative human rights impacts such as loss of revenue, high litigation costs and damage to reputation. By considering human rights to be an inherent part of their business strategy, corporations will be well equipped to meet national and regional business and human rights standards, which will inevitably be implemented in the next few years. This approach, in turn, also furthers the fundamental aim of international human rights law.
Other form:	Print version: 9783319313245
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-31325-2

Table of Contents:

1 Introduction
2 Nigeria, Shell and the Ogoni People
3 The Alien Tort Statute
4 Corporations and Human Rights
5 Targeting Corporate Human Rights Conduct from a Multinational Perspective
6 Business and Human Rights at the UN
7 Translating Human Rights into an Enforceable Business Compliance Strategy
8 Conclusion: The Future of Human Rights Compliance.