Corporations and human rights
Material type:
- 9783631584187
- 341.481 BEI
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
Gandhi Smriti Library | 341.481 BEI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 99552 |
Browsing Gandhi Smriti Library shelves Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
||
341.481 BAR Encyclopaedia of constitutional human rights/ by Sergio Baradat and Swaronjit Ghosh | 341.481 BAR Encyclopaedia of constitutional human rights/ by Sergio Baradat and Swaronjit Ghosh | 341.481 BAX 3rd ed. Future of human rights | 341.481 BEI Corporations and human rights | 341.481 BEN Human rights in Indian situation | 341.481 BHA Human rights: Conflict to build peace | 341.481 BHA Meaning and sources of Human Rights |
This work analyses different enforcement mechanisms. It examines one of the most powerful instruments: the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) litigation in the United States. The ATCA has been used as one of the chief weapons in a 21st-century battle over corporate responsibility in the age of globalization. For instance, the ATCA has been invoked to seek compensation from German companies in respect of forced labor during the Holocaust. Further examples include claims relating to genocide against a Canadian company, forced labor claims against a US company and numerous others. The ATCA litigation often refers to the «law of nations», but do the US courts interpret this term consistently with other accepted interpretations of international law? The short answer to that question is 'no'. However, in the absence of enforceable international law mechanisms, this lacuna needs to be filled. Domestic litigation of matters that are inherently transnational in character, as occurs in ATCA human rights litigation, represents a viable mechanism to enforce human rights.
There are no comments on this title.