Transnational Corporations and Human Rights Duties
Perfect and Imperfect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12957299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jilles Hazenberg (University of Groningen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 479-500 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Rights Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1874-6306 • E-ISSN: 1524-8879 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12142-016-0417-3 |
| OpenAlex | W2464267166 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
This paper aims, firstly, to bridge debates on human rights and Transnational Corporations (TNCs) within practical philosophy and those within the business and human rights literature and, secondly, to determine the extent to which human rights duties can be assigned to TNCs. To justifiably assign human rights duties to TNCs, it is argued that these duties need to be grounded in moral theory. Through assessment of two approaches from practical philosophy, it is argued that positive duties cannot be assigned to TNCs because their bindingness cannot be grounded in moral theory. A positive argument is introduced to interpret TNCs’ human rights duties as corresponding to virtues rather than rights. Though such duties are indeterminate regarding what constitutes adequate performance, they can be made more determinate through legal instruments outside of positive human rights law. An approach is introduced exemplifying how such approaches can achieve the end of TNCs compliance with human rights norms
Argument (complex analysis · Bridge (graph theory · Compliance (psychology · Development aid · Human rights · Imperfect · International human rights law · Law and economics · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Reservation of rights · Right to property · Sociology · Corporate Law and Human Rights · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Social Psychology
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