The UN guiding principles on business and human rights : foundations and implementation / / edited by Radu Mares.

The issue of corporate responsibilities has had a tumultuous history at the United Nations. When the Human Rights Council unanimously endorsed John Ruggie’s Guiding Principles in June 2011, it was the first time that the UN stated authoritatively its expectations in the area of business and human ri...

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Superior document:The Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library, v. 39
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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; v. 39.
Physical Description:1 online resource (355 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Radu Mares
  • Business and Human Rights After Ruggie: Foundations, the Art of Simplification and the Imperative of Cumulative Progress / Radu Mares
  • The Ruggie Rules: Applying Human Rights Law to Corporations / John H. Knox
  • The Development of the ‘UN Framework’: A Pragmatic Process Towards a Pragmatic Output / Karin Buhmann
  • Contextualising the Business Responsibility to Respect: How Much Is Lost in Translation? / Fiona Haines , Kate Macdonald and Samantha Balaton-Chrimes
  • Remodelling Responsible Supply Chain Management: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights in Supply Chain Relationships / Sune Skadegaard Thorsen and Signe Andreasen
  • Human Rights in the Supply Chain: Influence and Accountability / Karin Lukas
  • Responsibility to Respect: Why the Core Company Should Act When Affiliates Infringe Human Rights / Radu Mares
  • The Monster Under the Bed: Financial Services and the Ruggie Framework / Mary Dowell-Jones and David Kinley
  • Human Rights Norms for Business: The Missing Piece of the Ruggie Jigsaw – The Case of Institutional Investors / Rory Sullivan and Nicolas Hachez
  • Pushing the Boundaries: The Role of National Human Rights Institutions in Operationalising the ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework / Meg Brodie
  • Ruggie’s Diplomatic Project and Its Missing Regulatory Infrastructure / Christine Parker and John Howe
  • Protect, Respect, Remedy and Participate: ‘New Governance’ Lessons for the Ruggie Framework / Tara J. Melish and Errol Meidinger
  • List of Authors / Radu Mares
  • Index / Radu Mares.