Human Rights In Transnational Business: Translating Human Rights Obligations Into Compliance Procedures
by Julia Ruth-Maria Wetzel /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book investigates how human rights law can be applied to
corporate entities. To date there have been insufficient
international legal mechanisms to bring corporations to justice
for their misconduct abroad. The book argues that rather than
trying to solve the problem locally, an international approach to
corporate human rights compliance needs to be sought to prevent
future corporate human rights abuses.
This book investigates how human rights law can be applied to
corporate entities. To date there have been insufficient
international legal mechanisms to bring corporations to justice
for their misconduct abroad. The book argues that rather than
trying to solve the problem locally, an international approach to
corporate human rights compliance needs to be sought to prevent
future corporate human rights abuses.
Implementing effective and enforceable human rights compliance
policies at corporate level allows businesses to prevent negative
human rights impacts such as loss of revenue, high litigation
costs and damage to reputation.
Implementing effective and enforceable human rights compliance
policies at corporate level allows businesses to prevent negative
human rights impacts such as loss of revenue, high litigation
costs and damage to reputation.
By considering human rights to be an inherent part of their
business strategy, corporations will be well equipped to meet
national and regional business and human rights standards, which
will inevitably be implemented in the next few years.
By considering human rights to be an inherent part of their
business strategy, corporations will be well equipped to meet
national and regional business and human rights standards, which
will inevitably be implemented in the next few years.
This approach, in turn, also furthers the fundamental aim of
international human rights law.
This approach, in turn, also furthers the fundamental aim of
international human rights law.
