This paper offers a critical review of the main provisions of the Tort Law of the People's Republic of China 2010 (PRC Tort Law). In addition to codifying existing principles of civil liability, the PRC Tort Law widens the scope of protected rights and interests. It also makes guardians liable...

This article critically examines the two recent Indian initiatives – the National Voluntary Guidelines on Social, Environmental and Economic Responsibilities of Business 2011 and the Companies Bill 2011 – aimed at promoting corporate social responsibility (CSR) in India. This examination is...

This paper illustrates that the Indian government seems to have learned hardly any lessons from ‘Bhopal' – a symbol of corporate impunity for human rights abuses – because it continues to pursue policies of economic development at the cost of human rights. It is argued that any regulatory...

The Global Compact, a UN's public-private partnership for responsible corporate citizenship, seemingly seeks to take the UN much beyond an inter-state institution. This partnership is also a testimony of the changing nature of international law, and the growing influence of non-states actors in...

The Indian Constitution, though Euro-American in appearance, is native in its spirit. This nativity is reflected in several of its provisions, and the vision of Founding Fathers to establish a just society through constitutional means. Apart from briefly tracing the aims and objectives of the...

In June 2011, the UN Human Rights Council endorsed the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (GPs) drafted by Professor John Ruggie, the former UN Secretary General’s Special Representative on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations. The GPs are based on the...