ABSTRACT
In a global economy, multinational companies often operate in jurisdictions where governments are either unable or unwilling to uphold even the basic human rights of their citizens. The expectation that companies respect human rights in their own operations and in their business relationships is now a business reality that corporations need to respond to. Business and Human Rights: From Principles to Practice is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary textbook that addresses these issues. It examines the regulatory framework that grounds the business and human rights debate and highlights the business and legal challenges faced by companies and stakeholders in improving respect for human rights, exploring such topics as: the regulatory framework that grounds the business and human rights debate, challenges faced by companies and stakeholders in improving human rights, industry-specific human rights standards, current mechanisms to hold corporations to account, future challenges for business and human rights. With supporting case studies throughout, this text provides an overview of current themes in the field and guidance on practical implementation, demonstrating that a thorough understanding of the human rights challenges faced by business is now vital in any business context.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Chapter 1|30 pages
The relationship of human rights to business
chapter Section 1.4|4 pages
Rana Plaza: the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh and its ramifications for the global garment industry
part Chapter 2|46 pages
Regulatory framework and Guiding Principles
chapter Section 2.1|19 pages
Mapping the movement: the business and human rights regulatory framework
chapter Section 2.2|13 pages
The United Nations ‘Protect, Respect, Remedy' Framework and Guiding Principles
part Chapter 3|30 pages
Business and human rights
chapter Section 3.1|10 pages
From side show to main act: can business and human rights save corporate responsibility?
chapter Section 3.2|10 pages
Implementing human rights in global business: high performance with high integrity
chapter Section 3.5|4 pages
Salient human rights issues: when severe risks to people intersect with risks to business
part Chapter 4|72 pages
Defining and implementing human rights standards industry by industry
chapter Section 4.2|8 pages
The Fair Labor Association: improving workers' rights in global supply chains
chapter Section 4.5|12 pages
The emergence of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers
part Chapter 5|60 pages
Key constituents that drive the implementation of business and human rights
chapter Section 5.3|9 pages
Shopping for a better world: how consumer decisions can help to promote sustainability and human rights
part Chapter 6|60 pages
Accountability and remedy
chapter Section 6.2|9 pages
Business and human rights litigation in US courts before and after Kiobel
chapter Section 6.3|13 pages
Holding multinational corporations accountable for human rights violations: litigation outside the United States
chapter Section 6.5|8 pages
The rise of non-financial disclosure: reporting on respect for human rights
part Chapter 7|22 pages
Global rules, private actors