Companies, international trade and human rights
Subtitle: Janet Dine
Series: Cambridge studies in corporate law
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: International trade -- Social aspects; Human rights -- Economic aspects; Foreign trade regulation; Social responsibility of business; Corporate governance
Description: "The book focuses on the role of corporations within the trading system, and the complex relationships between corporations, nation states and international organisations. The actions and motives that drive corporations are considered as well as the structure of the international trading system. Remedial devices such as codes of conduct and human rights instruments are assessed for effectiveness." "The book seeks reasons for what is a growing understanding that international trading regimes are not meeting objectives found in many international agreements, including both the international trade agreements themselves (WTO, GATT, TRIPS etc.) and human rights instruments. In particular it is clear that the prevalence and severity of poverty is not being adequately addressed. This work sets out to investigate the role played by companies in this failure in the globalisation of trade to realise its aims, in particular the failure to achieve the minimum of basic rights, the right to food."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-308) and index