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Zusatztext ..a thoughtful and insightful book..a brave piece of human rights advocacy..The book is the subject of prodigious research. No document is left unexamined! no statement unread. Every source of international law is invoked... Klappentext Human rights activists increasingly address the activity of multinational corporations, the policies of international organizations such as the World Bank and World Trade Organization, and international crimes committed by entities such as armed opposition groups and terrorists. This book presents an approach to human rights which goes beyond the traditional focus on states and outlines the human rights obligations of non-state actors. It finishes with examples of how non-state actors can be held legally accountable for their actions in various jurisdictions and suggests a framework for understanding the limits of human rights in this context. Zusammenfassung Presents an approach to human rights that goes beyond the traditional focus on states and outlines the human rights obligations of non-state actors. This book also addresses some of the ways in which these entities can be held legally accountable for their actions in various jurisdictions. INTRODUCTION; 1. Old Objections and New Approaches; 2. Thinking Responsibly About the Subject of Subjects; 3. Charcteristics of International Human Rights Law; 4. The United Nations; 5. The World Trade Organization and the European Union; 6. Corporations and Human Rights; 7. Non-State Actors in Times of Armed Conflict; 8. Selected UN Human Rights Treaties; 9. Regional Human Rights Bodies; 10. National Legal Orders; 11. Dignity and Democracy; 12. Complexity, Complicity, and Complementarity
