Building a Treaty on Business and Human Rights

Herausgeber: Deva, Surya; Bilchitz, David

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a sustained treatment of the politico-legal context and content of a proposed business and human rights treaty.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 538
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 734g
• ISBN-13: 9781316648582
• ISBN-10: 1316648583
• Artikelnr.: 53776465

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: putting flesh on the bone: what should a business and human
rights treaty look like? David Bilchitz; Part I. Need for an International
Treaty in a Historical Context: 1. Lessons from the UN Centre on
transnational corporations for the current treaty initiative Khalil Hamdani
and Lorraine Ruffing; 2. The value-added of a treaty to regulate
transnational corporations and other business enterprises: moving forward
strategically Penelope Simons; 3. Coherence, mutual assurance the rationale
for a treaty Sheldon Leader; Part II. Principles and Politics Shaping the
Treaty's Contours: 4. Principle and pragmatism in the elaboration of a
comprehensive treaty on business and human rights Larry Catá Backer; 5. The
need for a treaty: expectations on counter-hegemony and the role of civil
society Daniel Maurício de Aragão and Manoela Carneiro Roland; 6. Scope of
the proposed business and human rights treaty: navigating through
normativity, law and politics Surya Deva; Part III. Nature and Extent of
Corporate Human Rights Obligations: 7. Corporate obligations and a treaty
on business and human rights: a constitutional law model? David Bilchitz;
8. Human rights, responsibilities, and due diligence: key issues for a
treaty Robert McCorquodale and Lise Smit; 9. Human rights and global supply
chains: is effective supply chain accountability possible? Justine Nolan;
10. Legalizing human rights due diligence and the separation of entities
principle Radu Mares; Part IV. Role of States in Enforcing Human Rights
Obligations: 11. Human rights legal liability for business enterprises: the
role of an international treaty Carlos Lopez; 12. Regulatory obligations in
a complex world: States' extraterritorial obligations related to business
and human rights Sigrun Skogly; 13. The impact of a business and human
rights treaty on investment law and arbitration Peter Muchlinski; Part V.
Improving Access to Remedies for Victims: 14. Access to remedy: treaty talk
and the terms of a new accountability accord Erika George and Lisa J.
Laplante; 15. Making remedies work: envisioning a treaty-based system of
effective remedies Beth Stephens; 16. The potential role of criminal law in
a business and human rights treaty Shane Darcy; Conclusion: connecting the
dots: how to capitalise on the current high tide for a business and human
rights treaty Surya Deva.