TY  - BOOK
AU  - �Cerni�c,Jernej Letnar
TI  - Corporate accountability under socio-economic rights
T2  - Transnational law and governance
SN  - 9781138288782
AV  - K1329 .C47 2019
KW  - Tort liability of corporations
KW  - Social responsibility of business
KW  - Social rights
KW  - Human rights
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - "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"--
ER  -