Transcending the Binary
Linking Hard and Soft Law Through a UNGPS-Based Framework Convention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5043930 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claire Methven O''Brien, Claire Methven O’brien (0000-0002-3225-7033, University of Dundee, corresponding author), Claire Methven O'Brien |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Pages | 186-191 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AJIL Unbound (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2398-7723 • E-ISSN: 2398-7723 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/aju.2020.36 |
| OpenAlex | W3036157389 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 2 |
Achieving respect for human rights by businesses requires not making the "right" choice between hard and soft law but establishing an architecture to sustain a constructive dialectic between the two. This essay argues that a business and human rights treaty modelled as a framework convention and centered initially on the UN Guiding Principles (UNGPs) offers such a structure while avoiding the shortcomings of treaty proposals advanced to date
Constructive · Convention · Dialectic · Epistemology · Geography · Hard law · Human rights · International law · Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · Soft law · Treaty · Computer Science · Corporate Law and Human Rights · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Philosophy · Architecture
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| Citations per year | 1.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |