European Union, Emerging Global Business and Human Rights

"This book is at home in the offices of everyone concerned about Corporate Social Responsibility. For scholars, lawyers, and accountants this book offers a compelling account of all the newest 'business and human rights' material in our polarised world. For litigators, judges, and other dispute settlers, it uncovers power dynamics that serve as barriers to justice"--

List of contents

1. Introduction; Part I. International Perspective: 2. International law; Part II. Perspective of the European Union and its Member States: 3. The European Union; 4. European Union Member State: France; 5. European Union Member State: The Netherlands; Part III. Perspective of Developing and Emerging States: 6. Case Study: Kenyan Floriculture Industry; 7. Case Study: South Korean Electronics Industry; 8. Conclusions.

About the author

Aleydis Nissen is a researcher at Leiden University and the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO). She received the 2020 Best Thesis Prize of the European Group of Public Law, the 2021 Thesis Prize of the Strasbourg-based Fondation René Cassin International Institute of Human Rights and the Andrés Bello (J.B. Scott) Prize of the Geneva-based Institute of International Law.

Product details

• Authors: Aleydis Nissen, Aleydis (Universiteit Leiden) Nissen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.11.2022
• EAN: 9781009284301
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0928430-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; LAW / International, International Law