Title Business and Human Rights in South East Asia : Risk and the Regulatory Turn

Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (315 pages) Series Routledge Research in Human Rights Law Routledge research in human rights law. Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I; 1 Whither corporate social responsibility and the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights in ASEAN?; 2 Business and human rights challenges in ASEAN: the role and modalities of the State; 3 Why gender matters for the business and human rights agenda in Southeast Asia; 4 Children's rights and business: a framework to combat ICT-enabled child abuse in Southeast Asia; Part II 5 Regulating social and environmental risk in ASEAN financial integration: the Xayaburi dam project in Lao PDR and Thai Banks6 Corporate sustainability and palm oil industries in Southeast Asia: a principled pragmatism; 7 Human rights risks amidst the 'gold-rush': Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam; Part III; 8 Tigers, dragons, and elephants on the move in Myanmar: the case for responsible investment and three recommendations for Asian leaders; 9 The new frontier: due diligence and developing and implementing human rights audits in Southeast Asia 10 Making human rights a core business practice: the finance sector's role in the promotion and protection of human rightsPart IV; 11 Rule-making for rights protection in the Philippines: the judiciary's new powers for environmental regulation and access to remedy for business-related rights abuses; 12 The reality of remedy in mining and community relations: an anonymous case-study from Southeast Asia; 13 Right to development: a path to securing more effective remedies?; Conclusion and afterword; Index Summary Business and human rights has emerged as a distinct field within the corporate governance movement. The endorsement by the United Nations Human Rights Council of a new set of Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights in 2011 reinforces the State's duty to protect against human rights abuses by third parties, including business; the corporate responsibility to respect human rights; and greater access by victims to effective remedy, both judicial and non-judicial. This book draws on the UN Guiding Principles and recent national plans of action, to provide an overview of relevant development Notes Print version record Subject United Nations Human Rights Council. SUBJECT United Nations Human Rights Council fast Subject Human rights -- Southeast Asia Social responsibility of business -- Southeast Asia International business enterprises -- Law and legislation -- Southeast Asia Corporate governance -- Law and legislation -- Southeast Asia LAW -- Constitutional. LAW -- Public. Corporate governance -- Law and legislation Human rights International business enterprises -- Law and legislation Social responsibility of business Southeast Asia Form Electronic book Author Mohan, Mahdev. Morel, Cynthia. ISBN 9781317964315 1317964314

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