Building a treaty on business and human rights : context and contours / Edited by Surya Deva, City University of Hong Kong, David Bilchitz, University of Johannesburg.
2017
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Title
Building a treaty on business and human rights : context and contours / Edited by Surya Deva, City University of Hong Kong, David Bilchitz, University of Johannesburg.
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Copyright
©2017
Call Number
K1315 .B85 2017
ISBN
9781107199118 hardcover
1107199115 hardcover
1107199115 hardcover
Description
xxii, 516 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1001338356
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
List of Contributors
viii
Preface
xix
Introduction -- Putting Flesh on the Bone: What Should a Business and Human Rights Treaty Look Like? / David Bilchitz
1
pt. I
Need for an International Treaty in a Historical Context
25
1.
Lessons from the UN Centre on Transnational Corporations for the Current Treaty Initiative / Lorraine Ruffing
27
2.
Value-Added of a Treaty to Regulate Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises: Moving Forward Strategically / Penelope Simons
48
3.
Coherence, Mutual Assurance and the Rationale for a Treaty / Sheldon Leader
79
pt. II
Principles and Politics Shaping the Treaty's Contours
103
4.
Principled Pragmatism in the Elaboration of a Comprehensive Treaty on Business and Human Rights / Larry Cata Backer
105
5.
Need for a Treaty: Expectations on Counter-Hegemony and the Role of Civil Society / Manoela C Roland
131
6.
Scope of the Proposed Business and Human Rights Treaty: Navigating through Normativity, Law and Politics / Surya Deva
154
pt. III
Nature and Extent of Corporate Human Rights Obligations
183
7.
Corporate Obligations and a Treaty on Business and Human Rights: A Constitutional Law Model? / David Bilchitz
185
8.
Human Rights, Responsibilities and Due Diligence: Key Issues for a Treaty / Lise Smit
216
9.
Human Rights and Global Corporate Supply Chains: Is Effective Supply Chain Accountability Possible? / Justine Nolan
238
10.
Legalizing Human Rights Due Diligence and the Separation of Entities Principle / Radu Mares
266
pt. IV
Role of States in Enforcing Human Rights Obligations
297
11.
Human Rights Legal Liability for Business Enterprises: The Role of an International Treaty / Carlos Lopez
299
12.
Regulatory Obligations in a Complex World: States' Extraterritorial Obligations Related to Business and Human Rights / Sigrun Skogly
318
13.
Impact of a Business and Human Rights Treaty on Investment Law and Arbitration / Peter MuChlinski
346
pt. V
Improving Access to Remedies for Victims
375
14.
Access to Remedy: Treaty Talks and the Terms of a New Accountability Accord / Lisa J Laplante
377
15.
Making Remedies Work: Envisioning a Treaty-Based System of Effective Remedies / Beth Stephens
408
16.
Potential Role of Criminal Law in a Business and Human Rights Treaty / Shane Darcy
439
Conclusion -- Connecting the Dots: How to Capitalize on the Current High Tide for a Business and Human Rights Treaty / Surya Deva
472
Index
495