The Business of Human Rights An Evolving Agenda for Corporate Responsibility

The Business of Human Rightsis an essential text that provides a human rights framework to facilitate a critical approach to corporate responsibilities, and the place of these responsibilities within society across the globe. It provides for the reader a unique introduction to many questions of law, politics, economics and international relations and how they relate to one another, while also encouraging non-legal perspectives on business organizations.

Aurora Voiculescu is an academic in the Centre for Law at Open University Business School and an Associate Research Fellow at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University. Helen Yanacopulos is Senior Lecturer in International Politics and Development at the Open University. 

Introduction * Addressing Human Rights and Business in the International Arena: A Story of Lame Ducks and Ugly Ducklings? * Transforming Labour Standards into Labour Rights * Human Rights, International Labour Standards and Environmental Sustainability