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Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights and the Law
Multinational Corporations in Developing Countries
Routledge Research in Corporate Law Series
Author: Amao Olufemi
Language: EnglishSubjects for Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights and the Law:
Keywords
UK Company Act; international; CSR Initiative; obligations; Law Review; berkeley; International Monetary Fund; journal; Human Rights; alien; Law Journal; torts; African Regional Human Rights System; claim; ATCA Case; act; ATCA Litigation; company; UK Court; martinus; African Charter; EU Member State; NGO Forum; Zimbabwe Human Right NGO Forum; Article XX; OECD Convention; Human Rights Clauses; MNC Subsidiary; African Human Rights System; EPAs; Article XXI; Cotonou Agreement; Allied Matters Act; ATCA; Brussels Convention
Publication date: 04-2013
Support: Print on demand
Approximative price 172.36 €
In Print (Delivery period: 14 days).
Add to cart the book of Amao OlufemiPublication date: 05-2011
336 p. · 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
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The control of multinational corporations is an area of law that has attracted immense attention both at national and international level. In recognition of the importance of the subject matter, the United Nations Secretary General has appointed a special representative to work in this area.
The book discusses the current trend by MNCs to self regulate by employing voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy. Olufemi Amao argues that the CSR concept is insufficient to deal with externalities emanating from MNCs? operations, including human rights violations. Amao maintains that for CSR to be effective, the law must engage with the concept. In particular, he examines how the law can be employed to achieve this goal. While noting that the control of MNCs involves regulation at the international level, it is argued that more emphasis needs to be placed on possibilities at home, in States and host States where there are stronger bases for the control of corporations.
This book will be useful to academic scholars, students, policy makers in developing countries, UN, UN Agencies, the African Union and its agencies, the European Union and its agencies and other international policy makers.
Introduction 1. Multinational Corporations, States and International Regulation: Historical Background 2. Major Attempts at the International Level to Control Multinational Corporations 3. Corporate Social Responsibility and its Relationship to Law 4. Legal and Institutional Framework and the Control of Multinationals in Developing Countries with a focus on Nigeria 5. Regional Human Rights System and Multinational Corporations: The Case of the African Regional Human Rights System 6.The European Union and Corporate Responsibility in Vulnerable States 7. Judicial Process as a Means of Promoting Corporate Responsibility Abroad: Extraterritoriality 8. The Foundation for a Global Company Law for Multinational Corporations: The Complimentary Role at the International Level. Conclusions
Olufemi Amao is a lecturer in law at Brunel University, UK. His research interests include Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Law Theory, Corporate Governance, Multinational Corporations, Human Rights and International Commercial Law.