The business of human rights : an evolving agenda for corporate r esponsibility / edited by Aurora Voiculescu and Helen Yanacopulos. - London ; New York : Zed Books, c2011. - viii, 245 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

"The Open University."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Human rights in business contexts: an overview / Aurora Voiculescu a nd Helen Yanacopulos -- Human rights and the normative ordering of glob al capitalism management / Aurora Voiculescu -- Brands, corporate socia l responsibility and reputation management / Fiona Harris -- Transformi ng labour standards into labour rights / Piya Pangsapa and Mark J. Smit h -- Violent corporate crime, corporate social responsibility and human rights / Gary Slapper -- Access to medicines: intellectual property ri ghts, human rights and justice / Keren Bright and Lois Muraguri -- Foun dations actors of change? / Helen Yanacopulos -- Combating transnationa l corporate corruption: enhancing human rights and good governance / Jo hn Hatchard -- Business in zones of conflict: an emergent corporate sec urity responsibility? / Nicole Dietelhoff and Klaus Dieter Wolf -- Huma n rights, ethics and international business: the case of Nigeria / Oluf emi Amao -- Clusters of injustice: human rights, labour standards and e nvironmental sustainability / Mark J. Smith and Piya Pangsapa.

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Corporate governance--Law and legislation.
Social responsibility of business.
Human rights.

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