TNC s and HR violations workshop pape
UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
Prof.Dr.ZlatkoŠabič
Arijana Kordić (21140737)
TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Global Governance
Ljubljana, 11 January 2015
Table of contents
List of abbreviations ii
1. Introduction 1
2. Definition and characteristics of TNC’s 1
2.1.Human rights violations- cases 2
3. International level 3
3.1. UN efforts 4 3.1.1 UN bodies 4 3.1.2 Moving away from volunterisam 5 3.1.3 To John Ruggie’s principles 6
3.2. Aplicable laws 7
4. Effectiveness of existing tools 8
5. Conclusion 9
6. Bibliography 10
List of abbreviations
CEDAW- Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women
CSR- corporate social responsibility
ECOSOC- Economic and Social Council
ESCR- Economic social corporate responsibility
GA- General Assembly
GC- Global Compact
HR- Human Rights
HRC-Human Rights Council
ICCPR- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICERD- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
ICESCR- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
IHRL- International Human Rights Law
ILO- International Labor Organization
MNE- Multinational Enterprises
NGO- Nongovernmental Organization
OECD- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
TNC- Transnational Corporations
UDHR - Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UN- United Nations
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
1. INTRODUCTION
Transnational corporations are present everywhere. They play a role- front and center- in the making of decisions while dominating the instruments that enable them to dictate human behavior, ideas, aspirations and habits. Yet, the existing international human rights regime remains largely state-centric and fails to adequately account for business entities.
The struggle to force TNC’s to improve their behavior has been presented by international
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
Prof.Dr.ZlatkoŠabič
Arijana Kordić (21140737)
TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Global Governance
Ljubljana, 11 January 2015
Table of contents
List of abbreviations ii
1. Introduction 1
2. Definition and characteristics of TNC’s 1
2.1.Human rights violations- cases 2
3. International level 3
3.1. UN efforts 4 3.1.1 UN bodies 4 3.1.2 Moving away from volunterisam 5 3.1.3 To John Ruggie’s principles 6
3.2. Aplicable laws 7
4. Effectiveness of existing tools 8
5. Conclusion 9
6. Bibliography 10
List of abbreviations
CEDAW- Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women
CSR- corporate social responsibility
ECOSOC- Economic and Social Council
ESCR- Economic social corporate responsibility
GA- General Assembly
GC- Global Compact
HR- Human Rights
HRC-Human Rights Council
ICCPR- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICERD- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
ICESCR- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
IHRL- International Human Rights Law
ILO- International Labor Organization
MNE- Multinational Enterprises
NGO- Nongovernmental Organization
OECD- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
TNC- Transnational Corporations
UDHR - Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UN- United Nations
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
1. INTRODUCTION
Transnational corporations are present everywhere. They play a role- front and center- in the making of decisions while dominating the instruments that enable them to dictate human behavior, ideas, aspirations and habits. Yet, the existing international human rights regime remains largely state-centric and fails to adequately account for business entities.
The struggle to force TNC’s to improve their behavior has been presented by international