Normativity, Ethics, and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
A Critical Assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12720168 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Florian Wettstein (0000-0001-5433-547X, Moscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. Razumovskiy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 162-182 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Rights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-4835 • E-ISSN: 1475-4843 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14754835.2015.1005733 |
| OpenAlex | W1515345476 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 49 |
This article critically assesses the work of the UN Special Representative for Business and Human Rights (SRSG) John Ruggie. The article adopts a normative perspective on the issue. Thus, its critique is derived from the standpoint of ethics. The SRSG was instrumental in shifting the burden of proof to those who deny corporate human rights responsibilities. This achievement, however, is relativized by the very restrictive interpretation of such responsibilities, both in terms of their scope as well as the normative force assigned to them. Finally, the article explores and analyzes the SRSG's relative reluctance to address and engage with ethical categories more explicitly. It outlines the dangers and blind spots that may result from this reluctance and reflects on the role that ethics can, and perhaps should, play in the broader debate on business and human rights
Business ethics · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Human rights · Interpretation (philosophy · Law and economics · Normative · Normative ethics · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Computer Science · Corporate Law and Human Rights · Engineering · Human Rights and Development · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 40 |
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| Citations per year | 3,64 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 40 |