Research Handbook on Global Goveance, Business and Human Rights (Research Handbooks on Globalisation and the Law series)

by: Axel Marx (Editor),Geert Van Calster (Editor),Jan Wouters (Editor),Kari Ottebu (Editor),Diana Lica (Editor)&1more

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Publication Date: 2022/3/15

Language: English

Print Length: 432 pages

ISBN-10: 1788979826

ISBN-13: 9781788979825

Book Description

This essential Research Handbook provides a comprehensive and critical assessment of the global goveance instruments related to business and human rights from an interdisciplinary perspective. Contributions from a diverse range of leading inteational scholars offer an overview of the existing literature and rapidly-evolving research discipline, as well as identifying key trends and outlining an ambitious future research agenda.The Research Handbook first examines goveance initiatives that operate across economic sectors, discussing both public and private initiatives at state, regional and inteational levels that seek to develop, implement and enforce rules with regard to the impacts of transnational business activities on human rights. Chapters then investigate particular economic sectors – including textiles, electronics, agro-chemical, construction, and finance – to assess the ways in which different initiatives attempt to mitigate risks and address business-related human rights abuses.Scholars of law, regulatory goveance, global goveance, management, human rights and social sciences who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the emerging business and human rights regime will find this Research Handbook a crucial read. It will also prove a useful and thorough introduction for students, scholars and practitioners new to the field of business and human rights.

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This essential Research Handbook provides a comprehensive and critical assessment of the global goveance instruments related to business and human rights from an interdisciplinary perspective. Contributions from a diverse range of leading inteational scholars offer an overview of the existing literature and rapidly-evolving research discipline, as well as identifying key trends and outlining an ambitious future research agenda.The Research Handbook first examines goveance initiatives that operate across economic sectors, discussing both public and private initiatives at state, regional and inteational levels that seek to develop, implement and enforce rules with regard to the impacts of transnational business activities on human rights. Chapters then investigate particular economic sectors – including textiles, electronics, agro-chemical, construction, and finance – to assess the ways in which different initiatives attempt to mitigate risks and address business-related human rights abuses.Scholars of law, regulatory goveance, global goveance, management, human rights and social sciences who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the emerging business and human rights regime will find this Research Handbook a crucial read. It will also prove a useful and thorough introduction for students, scholars and practitioners new to the field of business and human rights.