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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199272816
ISBN-139780199272815
eBay Product ID (ePID)44767480
Product Key Features
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameNon-State Actors and Human Rights
SubjectHuman Rights, International
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
AuthorPhilip Alston
Subject AreaLaw, Political Science
SeriesCollected Courses of the Academy of European Law Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight24.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-007553
Dewey Edition22
Reviews..the collected essays are detailed and thoughtful, and provide an excellent overview of an under-theorised area within international law.
Series Volume NumberVol. XIII/3
Dewey Decimal341.4/8
Table Of ContentPart I: Introduction1. The 'Not-a-Cat' Syndrome: Can the International Human Rights Regime Accommodate Non-State Actors?2. The Changing International Legal Framework for Dealing with Non-State ActorsPart II: Non-Governmental Organizations and International Organizations as Non-State Actors3. The Evolving Status of NGOs under International Law: A Threat to the Inter-State System?4. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and the International Monetary FundPart III: Corporations5. Catching the Conscience of the King: Corporate Players on the International Stage6. Corporate Responsibility and the International Law of Human Rights: The New Lex Mercatoria7. The Accountability of Multinationals for Human Rights Violations in European Law8. Human Rights Responsibilities of Businesses as Non-State ActorsBibliography on Non-State Actors in International Law
SynopsisCan transnational corporations ignore human rights as long as governments don't hold them accountable? If the UN is put in charge of a territory, is it bound by human rights law? Does that body of law apply to private security contractors who use torture to achieve their goals? Does the right to freedom of speech apply in a private shopping mall which has become the modern-day town centre? Under traditional approaches to human rights, non-State actors are beyond the direct reach of international human rights law. They cannot be parties to the relevant treaties and so they are only bound to the extent that obligations accepted by States can be applied to them by governments. The result is that entities including Non-Governmental Organizations, international organizations such as the UN and the IMF, private security contractors, and transnational corporations, along with many others, are generally considered not to be bound directly by human rights law.This situation threatens to make a mockery of much of the international system of accountability for human rights violations. As privatization, outsourcing, and downsizing place ever more public or governmental functions into the hands of private actors, the human rights regime must adapt if it is to maintain its relevance. The contributors to this volume examine the different approaches that might be taken in order to ensure some degree of accountability. Making space in the legal regime to take account of the role of non-State actors is one of the biggest and most critical challenges facing international law today., Can transnational corporations ignore human rights as long as governments don't hold them accountable? If the UN is put in charge of a territory, is it bound by human rights law? Does that body of law apply to private security contractors who use torture to achieve their goals? Does the right to freedom of speech apply in a private shopping mall which has become the modern-day town centre? Under traditional approaches to human rights, non-State actors are beyond the direct reach of international human rights law. They cannot be parties to the relevant treaties and so they are only bound to the extent that obligations accepted by States can be applied to them by governments. The result is that entities including Non-Governmental Organizations, international organizations such as the UN and the IMF, private security contractors, and transnational corporations, along with many others, are generally considered not to be bound directly by human rights law. This situation threatens to make a mockery of much of the international system of accountability for human rights violations. As privatization, outsourcing, and downsizing place ever more public or governmental functions into the hands of private actors, the human rights regime must adapt if it is to maintain its relevance. The contributors to this volume examine the different approaches that might be taken in order to ensure some degree of accountability. Making space in the legal regime to take account of the role of non-State actors is one of the biggest and most critical challenges facing international law today., Can transnational corporations ignore human rights as long as governments don't hold them accountable? If the UN is put in charge of a territory, is it bound by human rights law? Under traditional approaches to human rights, non-state actors cannot be parties to the relevant treaties and so they are only bound to the extent that obligations accepted by States can be applied to them by governments. This situation threatens to make a mockery of much of the international system of accountability for human rights violations. The contributors to this volume examine the different approaches that might be taken in order to ensure some degree of accountability. Making space in the legal regime to take account of the role of non-State actors is one of the biggest and most critical challenges facing international law today., Can transnational corporations ignore human rights as long as governments don't hold them accountable? If the UN is put in charge of a territory, is it bound by human rights law? Under traditional approaches to human rights, non-State actors cannot be parties to the relevant treaties and so they are only bound to the extent that obligations accepted by States can be applied to them by governments. This situation threatens to make a mockery of much of the international system of accountability for human rights violations. The contributors to this volume examine the different approaches that might be taken in order to ensure some degree of accountability. Making space in the legal regime to take account of the role of non-State actors is one of the biggest and most critical challenges facing international law today.
LC Classification NumberK3236.5
