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Zusatztext ...contains contributions solely on the topic of corporations – themost important challenge the international community is facing. Informationen zum Autor Olivier De Schutter was the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food (2008–14) and is now a Member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. He teaches at the University of Louvain (UCL) and at SciencesPo (Paris). He has been a visiting Professor at Columbia University and at UC Berkeley. Klappentext This volume offers a systematic overview of the different tools through which the human rights accountability of transnational corporations may be improved. Zusammenfassung This book is systematic overview of the different tools through which the human rights accountability of transnational corporations may be improved. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Challenge of Imposing Human Rights Norms on Corporate ActorsOlivier De Schutter Part I. The Responsibilities of States in Controlling Transnational Corporations2. Beyond Unocal: Conceptual Problems in Using International Norms to Hold Transnational Corporations Liable under the Alien Tort Claims ActAndrew J Wilson3. The Effect of Bilateral Investment Treaties on Human Rights Enforcement and RealizationRyan Suda 4. Competing for Foreign Direct Investment through the Creation of Export Processing Zones: The Impact on Human RightsChu Yun Juliana Nam5. The North American Agreement on Labour Cooperation: An Effective Compromise between Harmonization of Labor Rights and Regulatory Competition?Ana A PiquerPart II. Self-regulation by Transnational Corporations6. Corporate Codes of Conduct and the Human Rights Accountability of Transnational Corporations: A Small Piece of a Larger PuzzleFiona McLeay 7. International Framework Agreements: A Collaborative Paradigm for Labor RelationsLisa R Price Part III. Imposing Direct Obligations on Transnational Corporations under International Law 8. The Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Case Study on Corporate Complicity in Human Rights AbusesAsimina-Manto Papaioannou 9. Corporations and the International Criminal CourtCristina Chiomenti10. The Lack of Enforcement in the United Nations Draft Norms: Benefit or Disadvantage?Jacob Gelfand 11. Overt and Hidden Accomplices. Transnational Corporations’ Range of Complicity for Human Rights ViolationsInés TófaloPart IV. Incentivizing Socially Responsible Corporate Conduct12. The Promotion of Human Rights by Selective Public Procurement under International Trade LawKatherine Zeisel13. A Role for the International Finance Corporation in Integrating Environmental and Human Rights Standards into Core Project Covenants: Case Study of the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline ProjectTerra Eve Lawson-Remer...
