Human rights and corporate wrongs : (Record no. 37712)
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| fixed length control field | 02108cam a2200193 i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780857934758 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English. |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 341.48 |
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| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Baughen, Simon. |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Human rights and corporate wrongs : |
| Sub Title | closing the governance gap / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Simon Baughen, Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, College of Law and Criminology, Swansea University, UK. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Cheltenham : |
| Name of publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing, |
| Year of publication | 2015. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxviii, 271p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The effects of globalisation, together with the increase in foreign investment and resource development within the developing world, have created a context for human rights abuses by States in which transnational corporations are complicit. This timely book considers how these ‘governance gaps’, as identified by Professor John Ruggie, may be closed. Simon Baughen examines the status of corporations under international law, the civil liability of corporations for their participation in international crimes and self-regulation through voluntary codes of conduct, such as the 2011 UN Guiding Principles.<br/><br/>The book includes in-depth analysis of the key legal issues and examines a variety of scenarios including: the Alien Tort Statute litigation against transnational corporations (TNCs) in the US; the use of customary international law as a cause of action in jurisdictions outside the US; and tort litigation against TNCs in the US and UK. The author evaluates how governance gaps may be closed, building on a critical analysis of the place of home States, host States and TNCs under international law and of the UN Guiding Principles and other ‘soft law’ initiatives.<br/><br/>This book will be essential reading for postgraduate students and academics in human rights and corporate governance. It will also provide comprehensive insights for practitioners in NGO. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | English. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | International business enterprises |
| General subdivision | Law and legislation. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Social responsibility of business. |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
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| NASSDOC Library | NASSDOC Library | 16/03/2023 | Overseas | 0.00 | 341.48 BAU-H | 53079 | 0.00 | 25/04/2023 | Books |