Human rights obligations of non-state actors
By: Andrew Clapham.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 613
ISBN-13: 9780198298151; 9780199288465
Subjects: Human rights; Social responsibility of business; Non-governmental organizations
Description: This work presents an approach to human rights which goes beyond the traditional focus on states and outlines the human rights obligations of non-state actors. It finishes with examples of how they can be held legally accountable for their actions in various jurisdictions.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Old objections and new approaches; title: Thinking responsibly about the subject of subjects; title: Characteristics of international human rights law; title: The United Nations.