Business and Human Rights
Ethical, Legal, and Managerial Perspectives

The first of its kind, this comprehensive interdisciplinary textbook in business and human rights coherently incorporates ethical, legal and managerial perspectives.

Florian Wettstein (Author)

9781009158398, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 March 2022

432 pages
24.6 x 18.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.87 kg

'This book offers an accessible but rigorous and critical treatment of key debates, controversies, milestones and remaining challenges in the business and human rights field. Professor Wettstein successfully bridges the divide between legal and non-legal perspectives and provides readers an insightful overview of the past, present and future of the business and human rights journey. This book will be an invaluable resource for established as well as emerging scholars, researchers and practitioners interested in exploring the interface between business and human rights.' Surya Deva, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

The first of its kind, this comprehensive interdisciplinary textbook in Business and Human Rights (BHR) connects and integrates themes, discussions, and issues in BHR from both legal and non-legal perspectives, and provides a solid foundation for cross-disciplinary conversations. It equips students, teachers, and scholars with the necessary knowledge to navigate and advance evolving BHR debates, and fosters a thorough understanding of the academic foundations, evolving policy spaces, and practical approaches in BHR. Short cases throughout translate conceptual insights into practical solutions. Study, reflection, and discussion questions help readers to consolidate and synthesize their understanding of the material and provide stimulating frameworks for debate in the classroom and beyond. The book features a collection of online resources to support students and instructors in their preparation for courses and assignments.

Preface
Boxes
1. Introduction: learning and unlearning business and human rights
Part I. Foundations
2. BHR: emergence and history of a movement
3. A brief introduction of human rights
Part II. Setting the scene
4. Corporate human rights violations: direct and indirect
5. Corporate human rights violations: overview of issues
Part III. Corporate human rights responsibility
6. Justification of corporate human rights responsibility
7. Nature and extent of corporate human rights responsibility
8. Operationalizing and implementing human rights responsibility at the corporate level
Part IV. Corporate human rights accountability
9. Transnational governance and corporate human rights accountability: preliminary questions and foundational issues
10. The un guiding principles on BHR: foundations, contemplations, critique
11. Further international soft-law standards and voluntary initiatives
12. Home state solutions
13. International law-based solutions
Part V. Selected industries and emerging discussions
14. Industry-specific issues and challenges
15. Emerging discussions and narratives
16. Conclusion: building back better
Helpful online resources and blogs on business and human rights
References of court cases
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: International human rights law [LBBR], International business [KJK], Business ethics & social responsibility [KJG], Business strategy [KJC], Human rights [JPVH]