Business and Human Rights - Dilemmas and Solutions

Abstract

Foreword Mary Robinson, Executive Director, Ethical Globalisation Initiative former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 1. Introduction Rory Sullivan, Insight Investment, UK 2. The evolution of the business and human rights debate Sir Geoffrey Chandler, UK 3. The development of human rights responsibilities for multinational enterprises Peter Muchlinski, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK 4. Human rights, trade and multinational corporations David Kinley and Adam McBeth, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University, Australia 5. Human rights and business: an ethical analysis Denis G. Arnold, University of Tennessee, USA 6. The ability of corporations to protect human rights in developing countries Frans-Paul van der Putten, Gemma Crijns and Harry Hummels, Nyenrode University, The Netherlands 7. What is the attitude of investment markets to corporate performance on human rights? David Coles, Just Pensions, UK 8. From the inside looking out: a management perspective on human rights Rory Sullivan, Insight Investment, UK, and Nina Seppala, Warwick Business School, UK 9. Corporate social responsibility failures in the oil industry Charles Woolfson, University of Glasgow, UK, and Matthias Beck, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK 10. Mining in conflict zones Simon Handelsman, Global Issues Advisors, USA 11. Health, business and human rights: the responsibility of health professionals within the corporation Norbert Goldfield, 3M Health Information Systems, USA 12. Privatising infrastructure development: "development refugees" and the resettlement challenge Christopher McDowell, Macquarie University, Australia 13. The contribution of multinationals to the fight against HIV/AIDS Steven Lim and Michael Cameron, University of Waikato, New Zealand 14. Elimination of child labour: business and local communities Bahar Ali Kazmi and Magnus Macfarlane, Warwick Business School, UK 15. SA8000: human rights in the workplace Deborah Leipziger, consultant, The Netherlands, and Eileen Kaufman, Social Accountability International, USA 16. Corporate responsibility and social capital: the nexus dilemma in Mexican maquiladoras Luis Reygadas, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Mexico 17. From fuelling conflict to oiling the peace: harnessing the peace-building potential of extractive sector companies operating in conflict zones Jessica Banfield, International Alert, UK 18. Extracting conflict Gary MacDonald, Monkey Forest Consulting Ltd, Canada, and Timothy McLaughlin, independent consultant, USA 19. Managing risk and building trust: the challenge of implementing the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Bennett Freeman, Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, and Genoveva Hernandez Uriz, European University Institute, Italy 20. Taking responsibility for bribery: the multinational corporation's role in combating corruption David Hess, University of Michigan Business School, USA, and Thomas Dunfee, University of Pennsylvania, USA 21. Taking the business and human rights agenda to the limit? The Body Shop and Amnesty International "Make Your Mark" campaign Heike Fabig, University of Sussex, UK, and Richard Boele, Australian Institute of Corporate Citizenship 22. Moving forwards Rory Sullivan, Insight Investment, UK Bibliography