Transnational corporations and human rights / edited by Olivier De Schutter.
This volume offers a systematic overview of the different tools through which the human rights accountability of transnational corporations may be improved. It first examines the responsibility of States in controlling transnational corporations, emphasizing both the limits imposed by the protection...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; Portland, Or. :
Hart Pub.,
2006.
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| Series: | Studies in international law (Stockholm, Sweden) ;
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| Online Access: | Hart Publishing Law ebooks |
| Summary: | This volume offers a systematic overview of the different tools through which the human rights accountability of transnational corporations may be improved. It first examines the responsibility of States in controlling transnational corporations, emphasizing both the limits imposed by the protection of the rights of investors under investment treaties and the potential of the US Alien Tort Claims Act and other similar extra-territorial legislations. It then turns to self-regulation by transnational corporations, through the use of codes of conduct or international framework agreements. It then. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 430 pages). |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1847312764 9781847312761 1280814144 9781280814143 |