UID:
edocfu_9958373036802883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 338 p.)
ISBN:
9781781005774 (e-book)
Content:
Topics discussed include the debates leading to the creation of the ISO 26000 standard and the United Nations human rights framework for business entities, as well as the nature and limits of the human rights responsibilities of business, the roles and responsibilities of international trade bodies like the World Trade Organization in protecting human rights, and the implications of the current debate for international trade agreements and trade with China. The contributors also explore the effectiveness of voluntary human rights standards in the textile and clothing trade, mining, advertising and the pharmaceutical industries.
Note:
pt. 1. Toward a theory of the human rights responsibilities of corporations -- pt. 2. Business, human rights and international trade -- pt. 3. Postscript.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1781005761 (hbk.)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781781005767 (hardback)
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
URL:
http://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781781005767.xml
