This paper develops a theory of consumer boycotts. Some consumers care not only about the products they buy but also about whether the firm behaves ethically. Other consumers do not care about the behavior of the firm but yet may like to give the impression of being ethical consumers...

Trade and labour are connected in many ways. One aspect of their relationship revolves around the question whether products that are made in violation of labour rights, should be banned from the markets of importing States. In the negotiation process which led to the establishment of the World...