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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155117703321

Autore

Khoury Stefanie

Titolo

Corporate human rights violations : global prospects for legal action / / Stefanie Khoury and David Whyte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa Business, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-62014-6

1-317-21605-9

1-317-21606-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Ripe series in global political economy

Altri autori (Persone)

WhyteDavid <1968->

Disciplina

342.08/5

Soggetti

Corporate governance - Law and legislation - Social aspects

Social responisbility of business

Human rights

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. From economic cannibalism to corporate human rights liabilities -- 2. Different shades of voluntarism -- 3. A manufactured consensus -- 4. Tort law and the struggle against corporate human rights violations -- 5. Struggles for corporate accountability in the human rights courts -- 6. 'Human' rights for profit.