Building a Treaty on Business and Human Rights: Context and Contours
Surya Deva, David Bilchitz - Cambridge University Press, 2017
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calls for an international treaty to elaborate the human rights
obligations of transnational corporations and other business enterprises
have been rapidly growing, due to the failures of existing regulatory
initiatives in holding powerful business actors accountable for human
rights abuses. In response, Building a Treaty on Business and Human
Rights explores the context and content of such a treaty. Bringing
together leading academics from around the world, this book engages with
several key areas: the need for the treaty and its scope; the nature
and extent of corporate obligations; the role of state obligations; and
how to strengthen remedies for victims of human rights violations by
business. It also includes draft provisions for a proposed treaty to
advance the debate in this contentious area and inform future treaty
negotiations. This book will appeal to those interested in the fields of
corporate social responsibility and business and human rights.
