Power, Participation, and Private Regulatory Initiatives | Human Rights Under Supply Chain Capitalism

Daniel Brinks (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 0812253310 / ISBN 13: 9780812253313

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021

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Power, Participation, and Private Regulatory Initiatives | Human Rights Under Supply Chain Capitalism | Daniel Brinks (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2021 | University of Pennsylvania Press | EAN 9780812253313 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, 4831 GR BREDA, NIEDERLANDE, gpsr[at]mare-nostrum[dot]co[dot]uk | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Power, Participation, and Private Regulatory Initiatives | Human Rights Under Supply Chain Capitalism
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812253310
• ISBN 13: 9780812253313
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 226W x 152H x 24D millimeters 226 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 476 grams
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Synopsis

From unsafe working conditions in garment manufacturing to the failure to consult indigenous communities with regard to extractive industries that affect them, human rights violations remain a pervasive aspect of the global economy. Advocates have long called upon states, as the primary duty bearers and enforcers of human rights, to hold corporations directly accountable for violations committed throughout the supply chain. More recently, many business and human rights advocates have considered the development and enforcement of private regulatory initiatives (PRIs) to certify that actors along the supply chain conform to certain codes of conduct. Many advocates see these PRIs as holding the potential to create better outcomes—whether for workers, affected communities, or the environment—within a global economy structured by supply chain capitalism.

This volume brings together academics and practitioners from a number of regions throughout the world to engage in theoretical analysis, case study exploration, and reflection on a variety of PRIs. Theorizing outward from the work of practitioners and activists on the ground, the book brings essential but often overlooked questions to the scholarly debates on business, human rights, and global governance.

Ultimately, the contributions coalesce around one basic claim: that the inequalities and disparities of power and wealth that are a key characteristic of the contemporary global economy can also mark the origins and operation of PRIs, and do so to varying degrees. The collection highlights the need for discussions about labor, environmental, and other human rights accountability to be situated within a broader analysis of the political economy of contemporary supply chain capitalism. It seeks to enrich discussions of PRIs by bringing into the conversation concerns about distributive justice and political economy.

About the Author

Daniel Brinks is Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. Julia Dehm is Senior Lecturer in Law at La Trobe University. Karen Engle holds the Minerva House Drysdale Regents Chair in Law at the University of Texas at Austin. Kate Taylor is a human rights lawyer in Melbourne, Australia.