The Business of Human Rights (Paperback)

Aurora Voiculescu

ISBN 10: 1848138628 / ISBN 13: 9781848138629

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2011

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Paperback. In a time when multinational corporations have become truly globalised, demands for global standards on their behaviour are increasingly difficult to dismiss. Work conditions in sweatshops, widespread destruction of the environment, and pharmaceutical trials in third world countries are only the tip of the iceberg.This timely collection of essays addresses the interface between the calls for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the demands for an extension of international human rights standards. Scholars from a vast variety of backgrounds provide expert yet accessible accounts of questions of law, politics, economics and international relations and how they relate to one another, while also encouraging non-legal perspectives on how businesses operate within and around human rights.The result is an essential incursion for a wide range of scholars, practitioners and students in law, development, business studies and international studies, in this emerging area of human rights. An essential text that provides a human rights approach to corporate responsibilities across the globe. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Business of Human Rights (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848138628
• ISBN 13: 9781848138629
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In a time when multinational corporations have become truly globalised, demands for global standards on their behaviour are increasingly difficult to dismiss. Work conditions in sweatshops, widespread destruction of the environment, and pharmaceutical trials in third world countries are only the tip of the iceberg.

This timely collection of essays addresses the interface between the calls for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the demands for an extension of international human rights standards. Scholars from a vast variety of backgrounds provide expert yet accessible accounts of questions of law, politics, economics and international relations and how they relate to one another, while also encouraging non-legal perspectives on how businesses operate within and around human rights.

The result is an essential incursion for a wide range of scholars, practitioners and students in law, development, business studies and international studies, in this emerging area of human rights.

About the Author

Helen Yanacopulos is a senior lecturer in international politics and development. She worked for ten years in the corporate and non-profit sectors before returning to academia to complete an MA in development studies at the University of East Anglia and a PhD in social and political science at the University of Cambridge. She has been at the Open University since 2000 where she has taught courses in international studies and development studies. Her research has been primarily focussed on transnational networks of NGOs, social movements and civil society, specifically: the intersection of technology, civil society and political action; global justice focussed networks; transnational governance; and, the construction and representation of international development. She has acted as a consultant for international organisations and NGOs, and has been a consultant on seven BBC documentaries. Helen has recently been appointed the programme director for the environment, development and international studies programmes and course at the OU.