Research Handbook on Human Rights and Business

Edited by Surya Deva and David Birchall, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

‘The Research Handbook on Human Rights and Business provides a thorough analysis of the complex issues associated with business and human rights by some of the most prominent scholars in the field. This book is integral to legal scholars and advocates for understanding both the shortcomings in the UNGP and current mechanisms for protecting human rights and the pathways to reforming the human rights and business paradigm in a way that obligates corporations and states to treat human rights as an objective in itself, rather than a hindrance to profit maximization.’

• Contents:1. From ‘Business or Human Rights’ to ‘Business and Human Rights’: What Next?Surya Deva A. Human Rights and Business: History and Evolution 2. The History of ‘Business and Human Rights’ and its Relationship with ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ Florian Wettstein3. The Rise and Fall of the Alien Tort Statute Beth Stephens4. The Social Construction of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human RightsJohn Gerard RuggieB. Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence 5. Human Rights Due Diligence in Theory and PracticeMark B. Taylor6. Human Rights Due Diligence and the (Over)-Reliance on Social Auditing in Supply ChainsJustine Nolan and Nana Frishling 7. Humanizing the Global Supply Chain: Building a ‘Decent Work’ Environment in the Ready-made Garments Supply Industry in Bangladesh Mia Rahim8. Human Rights Due Diligence and Extractive IndustriesDaniela Chimisso Dos Santos and Sara L. SeckC. Regulatory Role and Tools of States 9. The Use of Disclosure-Based Regulation to Advance the State’s Duty to Protect Jena Martin10. State Jurisdiction over Transnational Business Activity Affecting Human Rights Doug Cassel 11. Human Rights Responsibilities of State Owned EnterprisesLarry Catá Backer12. Human rights and public procurement of goods and servicesClaire Methven O’Brien and Olga Martin-OrtegaD. Human Rights’ Interaction with Trade, Investment and Finance 13. Framing the Broader Context of Business and Human Rights: The Impact of Trade Agreements on Human Rights Markus Krajewski14. Human Rights Law and the Investment Treaty RegimeJesse Coleman, Kaitlin Y. Cordes and Lise Johnson 15. The Multilateral Development Banks and the Management of the Human Rights Impacts of their Operations Danny Bradlow and Andria Naude Fourie E. Heightened Human Rights Risks: Groups and/or Operating Context 16. Business and Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights Jernej Letnar Černič17. Protecting the Most Vulnerable: Embedding Children’s Rights in the Business and Human Rights ProjectJonathan Kolieb18. Business and Human Rights in Transitional Justice: Challenges for Complex Environments Tara Van HoF. Access to Remedy and Corporate Accountability: Opportunities and Challenges19. Access to Effective Remedy: The Role of InformationNicola Jägers20. The Role of Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders in Corporate Accountability David Birchall21. Liability within Corporate Groups: Parent Company’s Accountability for Subsidiary Human Rights Abuses Radu Mares22. The Relationship Between Non-Judicial Grievance Mechanisms and Access to Remedy for Business-Related Human Rights Abuses Mariëtte van Huijstee and Joseph Wilde-Ramsing 23. National Human Rights Institutions and their (Extended) Role in the Business and Human Rights Field Humberto Cantú Rivera24. Atrocities and Victim Redress: The Opportunities and Challenges of International Criminal Justice Joanna KyriakakisIndex