Corporate accountability under socio-economic rights /

�Cerni�c, Jernej Letnar,

Corporate accountability under socio-economic rights / Jernej Letnar �Cerni�c. - xiii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Transnational law and governance . - Transnational law and governance. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Corporate accountability for socio-economic rights : introductory remarks -- The historical development of corporate accountability for socio-economic rights -- Globalization, investment and the socio-economic environment -- Business, socio-economic rights and good practices -- Corporate human rights obligations under socio-economic rights -- Corporate human rights obligations under specific socio-economic rights -- Access to justice for victims of socio-economic rights violations -- Corporate accountability concerning socio-economic rights in Cambodia -- Corporate accountability concerning socio-economic rights in China -- Corporate accountability concerning socio-economic rights in Colombia.

"This book asks whether corporations are required to observe socio-economic rights and if they are accountable for any violations. In doing so, it identifies and analyzes the theoretical foundations and the existing scope of corporate accountability arising from socio-economic rights at both national and international levels. Through careful analysis, Jernej Letnar �Cerni�c exposes the stark need for greater clarity in the obligations and accountability of corporations, advocating a normative framework for corporate accountability for socio-economic rights in national legal orders which builds on existing mechanisms"--

9781138288782 1138288780 9780367586829 0367586827

2018018194


Tort liability of corporations.
Social responsibility of business.
Social rights.
Human rights.
Human rights.
Social responsibility of business.
Social rights.
Tort liability of corporations.

K1329 / .C47 2019

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