Companies, International Trade and Human Rights by Janet Dine

Companies, International Trade and Human Rights by Janet Dine

Originally published in 2005, this book focuses on the role of corporations within the trading system, and the complex relationships between corporations, nation states and international organisations. The actions and motives that drive corporations are considered as well as the structure of the international trading system. Remedial devices such as Codes of Conduct and Human Rights instruments are assessed for effectiveness. The book seeks reasons for what is a growing understanding that international trading regimes are not meeting objectives found in many international agreements, including both the international trade agreements themselves (WTO, GATT, TRIPS etc.) and human rights instruments. In particular, it is clear that the prevalence and severity of poverty is not being adequately addressed. This work sets out to investigate the role played by companies in this failure in the globalisation of trade to realise its aims, in particular the failure to achieve the minimum of basic rights, the right to food.

Review of the hardback: 'Dine's book will be a valuable resource' Human Rights Quarterly

JANET DINE is Professor of Law at the University of Essex and a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London.

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ISBN 13	9780521828611
ISBN 10	0521828619
Title	Companies, International Trade and Human Rights
Author	Janet Dine
Series	Cambridge Studies In Corporate Law
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2005-02-24
Number of pages	340
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