Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a dynamic concept that has constantly evolved sinceits origin in nineteenth century and is changing with the turn of each decade. With theglobalisation of markets in 1990s when CSR expanded from its age-old concept ofphilanthropy towards being juxtaposed...

This study of leadership in transnational organizations focuses on Amnesty International and the International Women's Rights Action Watch. It covers issues such as group assessment, systems thinking, the democratic process, and more

Introduction / Ivo Giesen, Liesbeth Enneking, François Kristen, Lucas Roorda, Cedric Ryngaert, Anne-Jetske Schaap -- Whose Responsibilities? The Responsibility of the 'Business Enterprise' to Respect Human Rights / Björn Fasterling -- National Contact Points under OECD's Guidelines for...

1. From economic cannibalism to corporate human rights liabilities -- 2. Different shades of voluntarism -- 3. A manufactured consensus -- 4. Tort law and the struggle against corporate human rights violations -- 5. Struggles for corporate accountability in the human rights courts -- 6. 'Human'...

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are subject to a variety of U.S. laws that require public disclosure of their cross-border activities. Recent years have seen the emergence of mandatory disclosure regimes under U.S. federal securities law with the express purpose of advancing international human...

This article argues that our prevailing notion of obligations is inadequate for regulating large-scale problems. Collective actors, especially corporations, should be recognized as having obligations in human rights issues as they are much better prepared to deal with complex problems than...