Khoury, Stefanie,

Corporate human rights violations : global prospects for legal action / Stefanie Khoury and David Whyte. - x, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Ripe series in global political economy .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-199) and index.

Introduction : the rarefied politics of global legal struggles -- From economic cannibalism to corporate human rights liabilities -- Different shades of voluntarism -- A manufactured consensus -- Tort law and the struggle against corporate human rights violations -- Struggles for corporate accountability in the human rights courts -- 'Human' rights for profit -- Conclusion : new mechanisms of accountability for corporate human rights violations?

9781138659551 (hbk)

2016025347


Corporate governance--Law and legislation--Social aspects.
Social responsibility of business.
Human rights.

K1315 / .K46 2017

342.08/5