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Transnational corporations and human rights : overcoming barriers to judicial remedy
Skinner, Gwynne L. - 2020
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...
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Local content and sustainable development in global energy markets
Olawuyi, Damilola S. - 2021
Local Content and Sustainable Development in Global Energy Markets analyses the topical and contentious issue of the critical intersections between local content requirements (LCRs) and the implementation of sustainable development treaties in global energy markets including Africa, Asia,...
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Human rights and economic inequalities
MacNaughton, Gillian; Porter, Catherine; Frey, Diane - 2021
Economic inequalities are among the greatest human rights challenges the world faces today due to the past four decades of neoliberal policy dominance. Globally, there are now over 2,000 billionaires, while 3.4 billion people live below the poverty line of US $5.50 per day. Many human rights...
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Designing a Sustainable Financial System : Development Goals and Socio-Ecological Responsibility
Walker, Thomas (ed.); Kibsey, Stéfanie D. (ed.);  … - 2018
This edited collection brings together leading theoretical and applied research with the intent to design a sustainable global financial future. The contributors argue that our world cannot move toward sustainability, address climate change, reverse environmental degradation, and improve human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398307
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Law, business and human rights : bridging the gap
Bird, Robert C. (ed.); Cahoy, Daniel R. (ed.);  … - 2014
The intersection of business and human rights contains substantial economic, social, and political implications. Global business enterprises and civil society groups must establish a constructive and meaningful dialogue in order to work cooperatively to protect human rights. In this innovative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851097
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Handbook of human rights
Cushman, Thomas (ed.) - 2012
pt. 1. Foundations and critiques -- pt. 2. New frameworks for understanding human rights -- pt. 3. World religious traditions and human rights -- pt. 4. Social, economic, group, and collective rights -- pt. 5. Critical perspectives on human rights organizations, institutions, and practices --...
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Global values and international trade law
Nagy, Csongor István (ed.) - 2022
Introduction : global values and international trade law / Csongor István Nagy -- Business meets human rights : do we need an international treaty to close the gap? / Nóra Chronowski -- Non-trade values, international trade and abuse of rights / Anthony Cassimatis -- International labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013176324
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Designing a sustainable financial system : development goals and socio-ecological responsibility
Walker, Thomas (ed.); Kibsey, Stéfanie D. (ed.);  … - 2018
This edited collection brings together leading theoretical and applied research with the intent to design a sustainable global financial future. The contributors argue that our world cannot move toward sustainability, address climate change, reverse environmental degradation, and improve human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011805022
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Menschenrechte und transnationale Unternehmen : Grenzen und Potentiale des UN Framework for Business and Human Rights
Brune, Julia - 2020 - 1. Auflage
: Unternehmen sollen die Menschenrechte bei ihrenGeschäftstätigkeiten im größtmöglichen Maß achten. Staaten sind hingegen … verpflichtet, die Menschenrechte zu schützen. Diese theoretische Arbeitsteilung führt in der Praxis insbesondere dort zu Problemen …, wo der institutionelle Schutz der Menschenrechte nicht gewährleistet ist, Staaten ihre Schutzpflichten also nicht …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015055171
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Local content and sustainable development in global energy markets
Olawuyi, Damilola S. (ed.) - 2021
Local content and the sustainable development Nexus / Damilola S. Olawuy -- Defining the 'local' in local content requirements in the oil and gas sector / Chilenye Nwapi -- Local content measures and the WTO regime : addressing contentions and trade-offs / Mandy Meng Fang -- Local content...
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