Power, Participation, and Private Regulatory Initiatives : : Human Rights Under Supply Chain Capitalism /

Power, Participation, and Private Regulatory Initiatives : : Human Rights Under Supply Chain Capitalism / / ed. by Kate Taylor, Karen Engle, Daniel Brinks, Julia Dehm.

From unsafe working conditions in garment manufacturing to the failure to consult indigenous communities with regard to extractive industries that affect them, human rights violations remain a pervasive aspect of the global economy. Advocates have long called upon states, as the primary duty bearers...

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MitwirkendeR:
Aylwin, José,
Brinks, Daniel,
Brudney, James J.,
Champagne, Jessica,
Colchester, Marcus,
Danielsen, Dan,
Dehm, Julia,
Engle, Karen,
Fielder, Lauren,
George, Erika,
Hale, Charles R.,
Maguwu, Farai,
Monge, Sánchez,
Nolan, Justine,
Sellers, Sean,
Taylor, Kate,
Vanessa, Geisselle,
HerausgeberIn:
Brinks, Daniel,
Dehm, Julia,
Engle, Karen,
Taylor, Kate,
Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2021]
©2021
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
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Physical Description:1 online resource (368 p.) :; 2 diagrams
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Key Acronyms
  • Part I. Framing the Discussion. Private Regulatory Initiatives, Human Rights, and Supply Chain Capitalism
  • Chapter 1. Private Regulatory Initiatives, Human Rights, and Supply Chain Capitalism
  • Chapter 2. Closing Gaps in the Chain: Regulating Respect for Human Rights in Global Supply Chains and the Role of Multi- stakeholder Initiatives
  • Part II. Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives And The Maldistribution Of Power
  • Chapter 3. The Kimberley Process and the Continuation of “Conflict Diamonds”
  • Chapter 4. Reforming Commodity Certification Systems to Respect Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Prospects for the Forest Stewardship Council and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
  • Chapter 5. What Difference Can Certification Regimes Make? The Mapuche People’s Claims for Autonomy and the Forest Industry in Southern Chile
  • Chapter 6. Sustainability Certification and Controversies Surrounding Palm Oil Expansion in Guatemala
  • Part III. Worker- Driven Social Responsibility Programs: Attempts To Redistribute Power
  • Chapter 7. Assessing Feasibility for Worker- Driven Social Responsibility Programs
  • Chapter 8. From Public Relations to Enforceable Agreements: The Bangladesh Accord as a Model for Supply Chain Accountability
  • Chapter 9. Transformation Through Transparency: Human Rights and Corporate Responsibilities in the Global Food System
  • Part IV. Critical Reflections
  • Chapter 10. Reflections on Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains: Innovation and Scalability
  • Chapter 11. Situating Human Rights Approaches to Corporate Accountability in the Political Economy of Supply Chain Capitalism
  • Chapter 12. Taking Consumers Seriously: Public Regulatory Tools of Accountability
  • Chapter 13. Private Regulatory Initiatives and Beyond: Lessons and Reflections
  • Notes
  • List of Contributors
  • Index

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