Global Responsibilities: Who Must Deliver on Human Rights?

Who must deliver on human rights? This question is put to the world's leading theorists in ethics, politics, international relations and economics, including Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and philosopher Peter Singer.These esteemed contributors consider the obligations of state and non-state agents. Then, from the perspective of a new responsibilities-led approach to human rights, they consider the urgent issues facing the world today, including poverty, multiculturalism, corporate responsibility, trade standards, and the reform of multilateral institutions.Traditionally, states are responsible for the rights of their citizens. In reality, states are often unwilling or unable to fulfil these obligations. Could powerful new global actors such as non-profit organizations and multinational corporations hold the key to safeguarding human rights? Or does their autonomy mean they can never be held accountable? This book tackles these questions and more, to provide a stimulus for further reading and discussion on this crucial subject.