Transnational corporations and human rights

Author(s)

• Schutter, Olivier de

Bibliographic Information

Transnational corporations and human rights

edited by Olivier De Schutter

（Studies in international law, v. 12）

Hart, 2006

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 discusses recent attempts at the global level to improve the human rights accountability of corporations by the direct imposition on corporations of obligations under international law. Finally, it considers the use of public procurement policies or of conditionalities in the lending policies of multilateral lending institutions in order to incentivize TNCs to behave ethically. Altogether, the book offers a rigorous legal analysis of these different developments and critically appraises their potential.

Table of Contents

1. The Challenge of Imposing Human Rights Norms on Corporate Actors Olivier De Schutter Part I. The Responsibilities of States in Controlling Transnational Corporations 2. Beyond Unocal: Conceptual Problems in Using International Norms to Hold Transnational Corporations Liable under the Alien Tort Claims Act Andrew J Wilson 3. The Effect of Bilateral Investment Treaties on Human Rights Enforcement and Realization Ryan Suda 4. Competing for Foreign Direct Investment through the Creation of Export Processing Zones: The Impact on Human Rights Chu Yun Juliana Nam 5. The North American Agreement on Labour Cooperation: An Effective Compromise between Harmonization of Labor Rights and Regulatory Competition? Ana A Piquer Part II. Self-regulation by Transnational Corporations 6. Corporate Codes of Conduct and the Human Rights Accountability of Transnational Corporations: A Small Piece of a Larger Puzzle Fiona McLeay 7. International Framework Agreements: A Collaborative Paradigm for Labor Relations Lisa R Price Part III. Imposing Direct Obligations on Transnational Corporations under International Law 8. The Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Case Study on Corporate Complicity in Human Rights Abuses Asimina-Manto Papaioannou 9. Corporations and the International Criminal Court Cristina Chiomenti 10. The Lack of Enforcement in the United Nations Draft Norms: Benefit or Disadvantage? Jacob Gelfand 11. Overt and Hidden Accomplices. Transnational Corporations' Range of Complicity for Human Rights Violations Ines Tofalo Part IV. Incentivizing Socially Responsible Corporate Conduct 12. The Promotion of Human Rights by Selective Public Procurement under International Trade Law Katherine Zeisel 13. A Role for the International Finance Corporation in Integrating Environmental and Human Rights Standards into Core Project Covenants: Case Study of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline Project Terra Eve Lawson-Remer

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Details

• NCID: BA79430299
• ISBN:
  • 1841136530
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford ; Portland, Or.
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 430 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : K1322
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : International business enterprises -- Law and legislation
  • LCSH : Human rights
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA63560499