Business and Human Rights Law and Practice in Africa - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1802207457 ISBN 13: 9781802207453

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

This important book provides a comprehensive analysis of good-fit and home-grown approaches for advancing business and human rights norms across Africa. It explores the latest developments in law, regulations, policies, and governance structures across the continent, focusing on key legal innovations in response to human rights impacts of business operations and activities.

Featuring contributions from expert scholars and practitioners, the book provides a complete survey of the multifarious regulatory and institutional gaps that limit the coherent development and application of business and human rights law and practice at national and regional levels in Africa. Chapters discuss practical barriers to effective implementation, how such barriers could be addressed through innovative approaches, and the local contexts for the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in Africa. Thematic sections offer conceptual and theoretical reflections on how African countries can effectively mainstream human rights standards and considerations into all aspects of development planning and decision-making.

Business and Human Rights Law and Practice in Africa will be a key resource for academics, practitioners, policy makers and students in the fields of governance, human rights, corporate law and public international law, who are interested in responsible and rights-based business practices in Africa. The guidance and rules provided for integrating human rights into project design and implementation will also be useful for corporate bodies and financial institutions.

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About the Author

Edited by Damilola S. Olawuyi, Professor of Law and UNESCO Chair in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Doha, Qatar, Chancellor's Fellow and Director, Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (OGEES Institute), Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria and Independent Expert of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights and Oyeniyi Abe, Lecturer, The Law School, Huddersfield Business School, University of Huddersfield, UK and Senior Research Fellow, OGEES Institute, Afe Babalola University, Nigeria

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1802207457
• ISBN 13: 9781802207453
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Olawuyi Damilola S., Abe Oyeniyi O.