Human Rights and Corporate Wrongs: Closing the Governance Gap
Author:   Simon Baughen
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
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9780857934758


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   18 December 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Simon Baughen
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9780857934758


ISBN 10:   0857934759
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   18 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Corporations and International Law 2. Suing in the US (1): Jurisdiction 3. Suing in the US (2): The Alien Tort Statute 1789 and Statutory Causes of Action 4. The 'Law of Nations' as a Cause of Action in the US 5. Tort Claims Against Transnational Corporations in the US 6. Tort Claims Against Transnational Corporations in the UK 7. Customary International Law as a Cause of Action Outside the US 8. Voluntary Codes and the UN Guiding Principles Conclusion Index

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'This book will be an important resource for scholars and practitioners alike in the emerging field of business and human rights. Simon Baughen's careful and comprehensive analysis of the US and UK case law on corporate responsibility for human rights abuses is invaluable.' -- Claire Methven O'Brien, The Danish Institute for Human Rights


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Simon Baughen, Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, College of Law and Criminology, Swansea University, UK

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