| Non-State Actors and Human Rights Contributor(s): Alston, Philip (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199272816 ISBN-13: 9780199272815 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: Can transnational corporations ignore human rights as long as governments don't hold them accountable? If the UN is put in charge of a territory, is it bound by human rights law? Under traditional approaches to human rights, non-state actors cannot be parties to the relevant treaties and so they are only bound to the extent that obligations accepted by States can be applied to them by governments. This situation threatens to make a mockery of much of the international system of accountability for human rights violations. The contributors to this volume examine the different approaches that might be taken in order to ensure some degree of accountability. Making space in the legal regime to take account of the role of non-State actors is one of the biggest and most critical challenges facing international law today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights - Law | International - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 341.48 |
| LCCN: 2005007553 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.62 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Can transnational corporations ignore human rights as long as governments don't hold them accountable? If the UN is put in charge of a territory, is it bound by human rights law? Under traditional approaches to human rights, non-state actors cannot be parties to the relevant treaties and so they are only bound to the extent that obligations accepted by States can be applied to them by governments. This situation threatens to make a mockery of much of the international system of accountability for human rights violations. The contributors to this volume examine the different approaches that might be taken in order to ensure some degree of accountability. Making space in the legal regime to take account of the role of non-State actors is one of the biggest and most critical challenges facing international law today. |