{"product_id":"corporate-accountability-under-socioeconomic-rights-9781138288782","title":"Corporate Accountability under SocioEconomic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent decades, corporations have increasingly accepted that they have obligations to respect the socio-economic rights of individuals whose rights to livelihoods, education, food, health, housing and water are affected by the actions of corporations on a daily basis. Despite this, it is often difficult for victims to bring corporations to court for violations of their socio-economic rights. Domestic constitutional systems provide, at best, fragile and limited protections against adverse corporate activities, while international responses have been lacking in creating obligations and accountability for corporations under socio-economic rights. The urgency of bolstering corporate accountability for socio-economic rights is therefore apparent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn light of this, this book asks whether corporations are required to observe socio-economic rights and if they are accountable for any violations. In doing so, it identifies and analyzes the theoretical foundations and the existing sco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword - Paolo Davide Farah\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFundamental concepts and historical context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Corporate accountability for socio-economic rights: introductory remarks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The historical development of corporate accountability for socio-economic rights \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Globalization, investment and the socio-economic environment \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Business, socio-economic rights and good practices \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorporate accountability for socio-economic rights \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Corporate human rights obligations under socioeconomic rights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Corporate human rights obligations under specific socio-economic rights \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Access to justice for victims of socio-economic rights violations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART III\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorporate accountability for socio-economic rights and case studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Corporate accountability concerning socio-economic rights in Cambodia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Corporate accountability concerning socio-economic rights in China\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Corporate accountability concerning socio-economic rights in Colombia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART IV\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProposals for reform \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Conclusions and recommendations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577815568727,"sku":"9781138288782","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138288782.jpg?v=1746096806","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/corporate-accountability-under-socioeconomic-rights-9781138288782","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}