ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the framework of international human rights law and that related to globalization, that is international trade, technology, and investment law. It considers several legal responses to globalization as they relate to the promotion and protection of human rights. The chapter concludes that responses to globalization are significantly changing international law and institutions in order to protect persons from violations of human rights committed by non-state actors. It describes the relationship between globalization and human rights, assuming that international society accept human rights as a fundamental goal and globalization as a generally positive phenomenon. Globalization is a multidimensional phenomenon, comprising "numerous complex and interrelated processes that have dynamism of their own". Intrinsic to globalization is the contemporary legal and institutional framework within which the regimes of international trade, finance, and investment are being conducted. Globalization has led to an increased concern about the responsibility of all international actors to ensure the promotion and protection of human rights.
