Business and the International Human Rights Regime: A Comparison of UN Initiatives

This article argues that the extension of the international regime of human rights to companies has not changed the essentially state-centric nature of the regime. The analysis focuses on three recent United Nations initiatives: (1) ‘Norms on the Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations and Ot...

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Main Author: Seppala, Nina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2009
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 87, Issue: 2, Pages: 401-417
Further subjects:B Global Compact
B Corporate social responsibility
B International Human Rights
B regime theory
B business and human rights
B transnational corporations
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