Human rights obligations of non-state actors

Human rights obligations of non-state actors / Andrew Clapham.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clapham, Andrew
Corporate Author: Academy of European Law (Florence, Italy)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:Collected courses of the Academy of European Law ; v. 15/1.
Subjects:
Human rights.
Social responsibility of business.
Non-governmental organizations.
Droits de l'homme.
Responsabilité.
Organisation des Nations unies.
UE/CE Droit.
Organisation mondiale du commerce.
Entreprises.
Organisations non gouvernementales.
Human rights
Non-governmental organizations
Social responsibility of business
Internationale Organisation
Nichtstaatliche internationale Organisation
Menschenrecht
Bindungswirkung
United Nations.
International organizations.
Non-State entities.
Accountability.
Droit international.
Organisation non gouvernementale.
Responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise.
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Table of Contents:
  • Old objections and new approaches
  • Thinking responsibly about the subject of subjects
  • Characteristics of international human rights law
  • The United Nations
  • The World Trade Organization and the European Union
  • Corporations and human rights
  • Non-state actors in times of armed conflict
  • Selected UN human rights treaties
  • Regional human rights bodies
  • National legal orders
  • Dignity and democracy
  • Complexity, complicity, and complementarity.

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