Business and Human Rights

A Compilation of Documents
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-90-04-13656-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 13, 654 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 1320 g

Reihe: The Raoul Wallenberg Institute Human Rights Library

This unique collection gathers together important instruments dealing with the relationship between business and a range of topics such as labour rights, security issues, environmental protection, anti-corruption, good governance, poverty alleviation and development, which all have important human rights dimensions. The premise for the collection is that business has both the responsibility and the opportunity to respect and support human rights. Selected instruments cover various stages of business involvement with human rights issues, spanning codes of conduct, monitoring, reporting, certification, lables and partnerships for development. Initiatives of institutional investors, social index providers, insurers, and banks are also covered. Websites for each instrument and its issuer are provided in order to facilitate updates and further inquiry into the issuer's activities. The introduction seeks to offer a perspective for examining voluntary initiatives and corporate social responsibility, one of today's most controversial human rights topics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mares, Radu

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Wirtschaftsethik, Unternehmensethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Strafrecht, Internationales Verfahrensrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction,
Part 1 Government-Issued Instruments,
1.1. Inter-Governmental Instruments and Other Texts,
1.1.1. Instruments of Relevance to Business,
1.1.2. International Instruments Directed Specifically at Business,
1.2. National Legislation and Other Texts,
Part 2 Non-Governmental Instruments,
2.1. Non-Governmental Organization-Driven Instruments,
2.1.1. Guidelines,
2.1.2. Certification,
2.1.3. Framework Agreements Concluded by International Trade Unions with TNCs,
2.1.4. Organizations with Joint Membership,
2.2.Business-Driven Instruments,
2.2.1. Instruments Issued by Business Associations,
2.2.2. Corporate Codes of Conduct,
2.2.3. Policies of Financial Actors,
2.2.3.1. Investment Funds and Insurers,
2.2.3.2. Shareholder Resolutions,
2.2.3.3. Indexes,
Part 3 Public-Private Initiatives (Partnerships),
3.1. International Instruments and Policies Regarding Co-Operation with Business,
3.2. Partnerships: Examples and Recommendations,
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Radu Mares is a Researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute and Lund Faculty of Law.