Cambridge University Press - Business and Human Rights Landscape

Understand the evolving legal standards of global industry with The Business and Human Rights Landscape: Moving Forward, Looking Back. Published by Cambridge University Press, this text examines the significant shift that occurred with the 2011 adoption of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. These principles established the first global standards for preventing human rights abuses within the business sector. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the current legal framework. It explores the UN Guiding Principles from both theoretical and practical viewpoints, making it a vital resource for understanding how these standards function in the real world. By studying various case studies, readers gain insight into complex global issues, including the Rana Plaza building collapse and resource extraction in Kenya. This work offers a deep look at the history and the future of how business and human rights intersect on a global scale.