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Informationen zum Autor Jena Martin is a Professor of Law at West Virginia University College of Law. Her scholarship focuses on the business and human rights field, specifically the role of national law and governance models. Before entering academia, she worked for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement. Karen E. Bravo is a Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and International Affairs at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. In addition to her research on illicit international markets, human trafficking, and international trade law, she has conducted rule of law reform work in the Republic of Armenia. Klappentext The adoption of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in 2011 marked a watershed moment! establishing the first global standards for preventing human rights abuses by business. In light of this paradigm shift! The Business and Human Rights Landscape offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of the current legal framework. It includes in-depth explorations of the UN Guiding Principles from both theoretical and practical standpoints! with case studies ranging from the Rana Plaza building collapse to Kenyan resource extraction. Bookending current analyses are historical accounts (discussing the colonial slave trade) and forward-looking perspectives (analyzing labor's role). Bringing together top scholars from across the globe! The Business and Human Rights Landscape represents essential reading for anyone interested in the past! present! or future of business and human rights. Zusammenfassung This book provides a multidisciplinary! international! and comparative perspective on the emerging field of business and human rights. It offers both theoretical and practical guidance! focusing in particular on the foundational 2011 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights! the first UN-sponsored document of its kind. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. More of the same? Or introduction of a new paradigm? Karen E. Bravo and Jena Martin; Part I. Looking Back: The Historical Context of Business and Human Rights: 1. The enterprise of empire: evolving understandings of corporate identity and responsibility Erika R. George; 2. The Arab League boycott of Israel: warring histories, international trade, and human rights James J. Friedberg; 3. Multi-stakeholder initiatives and the evolution of the business and human rights discourse: lessons from the Kimberley Process and conflict diamonds Atabongawung Tamo; 4. Business and human rights after Ruggie's mandate: feasible next steps Alexandra Popova; Part II. The Framework: Examining the Relevant Principles that Underlie a Business and Human Rights Agenda: 5. Business, respect, and human rights George G. Brenkert; 6. Global need: rethinking business norms Patricia Illingworth; 7. Corporate accountability for human rights: from top-down towards a bottom-up approach Jernej Letnar ¿erni¿; 8. Living in a material world - from naming and shaming to knowing and showing: will new disclosure regimes finally drive corporate accountability for human rights? Marcia L. Narine; 9. Democratizing the global business and human rights project by catalyzing strategic litigation from the bottom up Larry Catá Backer, Nabih Haddad, Tomonori Teraoka and Keren Wang; 10. The impact of the 'Ruggie Framework' and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights on transnational human rights litigation Astrid Sanders; 11. The third pillar: remedies, reparations, and the Ruggie principles Jonathan Drimmer and Lisa J. Laplante; 12. The evolving business and society landscape: can human rights make a difference? Michael Addo and Jena Martin; Part III. Moving Forward: Implementing a Business and Human Rights Agenda: 13. From principles to practice: implementing corporate responsibility for human rights Justine Nolan; 14. Busines...
