Contents:
1 Introduction to Teaching Business and Human Rights 1
Anthony Ewing
PART I FOUNDATIONAL TOPICS
2 Corporate responsibility 13
Florian Wettstein
3 Human rights 26
Anthony Ewing
4 Labor rights 43
Angela B. Cornell
5 The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and
Human Rights 58
Anthony Ewing
6 Right to remedy 74
Lisa J. Laplante
PART II BUSINESS PRACTICE
7 Corporations 88
Jena Martin
8 Human rights due diligence 100
Robert McCorquodale and Daria Davitti
9 Human rights impact assessment 113
Mark Wielga
10 Non-governmental human rights grievance mechanisms 129
Mark Wielga
PART III CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
11 Mandatory human rights due diligence 144
Claire Bright and Nicolas Bueno
12 Judicial remedy 160
Rachel Chambers
13 The Alien Tort Statute 176
Anthony Ewing
14 Complicity 187
Anthony Ewing
15 The OECD National Contact Point Mechanism 203
Elizabeth Umlas
16 Multistakeholder human rights initiatives 218
Dorothée Baumann-Pauly and Michael Posner
17 Business and human rights in the Inter-American System 229
Humberto Cantú Rivera
PART IV KEY ISSUES
18 Modern slavery in supply chains 243
Justine Nolan
19 Human rights and the environment 263
Sara L. Seck
20 Land rights 278
Mina Manuchehri and Beth Roberts
21 Rights of Indigenous Peoples 292
Kendyl Salcito
22 The right to food 310
Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile
23 The right to water 324
Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile
24 Technology and human rights 339
Faris Natour and Roger McElrath
25 Engineering for human rights 352
Shareen Hertel, Davis Chacon Hurtado, and Sandra Sirota
26 Finance, investors, and human rights 364
Erika George and Ariel Meyerstein
27 Accounting for human rights 383
John Ferguson
28 Mega-sporting events and human rights 396
Daniela Heerdt
29 Trade and human rights 409
Margaret E. Roggensack and Eric R. Biel
30 Business and conflict 423
Salil Tripathi
Bibliography 441
Index
Edited by Anthony Ewing, Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School, Co-Founder, Teaching Business and Human Rights Forum, US
‘Teaching Business and Human Rights through expert analyses,
compelling case studies and teaching pedagogy offers a
comprehensive resource that is valuable not only for academics but
also for practitioners, policy-makers, and business leaders. [...]
A unique feature of the book is that it tackles current BHR
challenges that are relevant to business practice. [...] Anthony
Ewing and the contributors have created more than a teaching
resource; the book is a compendium for transformative
cross-disciplinary human rights education which moves BHR as a
concept beyond the imperial shadow of legalese. The book […] offers
a fresh perspective for shaping future research agendas and
fostering an interactive teaching pedagogy pertinent to both
students and researchers. By providing a holistic and accessible
overview of the field, the book facilitates the introduction to BHR
and has the potential to contribute to mainstreaming BHR
education.’
*Berit S Knaak and Justin J Poonjatt, Business and Human Rights
Journal*
‘Teaching Business and Human Rights covers a broad range of
foundational topics as well as special thematic issues. It contains
accessible contributions from leading scholars and practitioners. I
have no doubt that this book will be a valuable resource for anyone
teaching business and human rights at universities or in other
settings.’
*Surya Deva, Macquarie University, Australia*
‘Anthony Ewing is unquestionably one of the pioneers of the modern
business and human rights movement, having taught many of the
leading figures in the field. Teaching Business and Human Rights is
the culmination of decades of experience in the classroom and in
the field, with original contributions from distinguished experts
and rising stars. The book contains throughout a masterful
combination of intellectual rigor with practical, on the ground,
insights and case studies. Students and teachers alike will find it
a pleasure to use in the classroom.’
*Michael A. Santoro, Santa Clara University, US, Co-Founder,
Business and Human Rights Journal*
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