Description
| Product ID: | 9781316648803 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Transnational Corporations and Human Rights |
| Subtitle: | Overcoming Barriers to Judicial Remedy |
| Authors: | Author: Gwynne L. Skinner |
| Page Count: | 250 |
| Subjects: | Business ethics and social responsibility, Business ethics & social responsibility, International business, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Comparative law, Public international law: human rights, International business, Jurisprudence & philosophy of law, Comparative law, International human rights law |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Documenting the recent rise of transnational corporations, Skinner details the business-related human rights and environmental law violations inflicted on local communities - along with the barriers victims face when seeking remedies. This book will interest scholars, policymakers, and anyone concerned about the role of corporations in our increasingly globalized society. The number of transnational corporations - including parent companies and subsidiaries - has exploded over the last forty years, which has led to a correlating rise of corporate violations of international human rights and environmental laws, either directly or in conjunction with government security forces, local police, state-run businesses, or other businesses. In this work, Gwynne Skinner details the harms of business-related human rights violations on local communities and describes the barriers, both functional and institutional, that victims face in seeking remedies. She concludes by offering solutions to these barriers, with a focus on measures designed to improve judicial remedies, which are the heart of international human rights law but often fail to deliver justice to victims. This work should be read by anyone concerned with the role of corporations in our increasingly globalized society. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-08-20 |
