Business and Human Rights 1st Edition

From its organization and clarity to the depth and breadth of coverage, this text is five stars. This comprehensive, first-in-its-field textbook examines how businesses have become key stakeholders in international human rights in an increasingly globalized economy—both introducing the reader to the field and teaching the reader everything she needs to know.The text is multidisciplinary and, through the eyes of more than 30 of the world’s top business, human rights, labor, political science, and corporate responsibility experts, explores regulations, laws, businesses, current mechanisms, and future challenges in the field of business and human rights. The academic study of business and human rights continues to grow, and this well-crafted volume helps illustrate, through both theory and case-studies, the challenges faced by all industries as we work together to make progress and fight human rights abuses worldwide. An important aspect of this textbook is how it handles the enormous challenge of simultaneously defining and teaching a new field. Business and human rights implicates everyone, from CEOs to lawmakers to consumers and factory workers, and understanding how we all play a role in this network is a key takeaway for readers of this text and anyone interested in human rights.The analysis is both accessible to novice students and experienced professionals and an invaluable contribution to business and human rights. I give this book five stars without hesitation.

One point - and the book keeps paraphrasing it and providing example to prove it. It is so tedious I can't get past the first hundred page.

This is an excellent book that I can only recommend to anyone who wants to understand the human rights implications of doing business in a globalized world. An extremely valuable resource for practitioners and academics alike, this book is a milestone for the emerging field of business and human rights. Highly recommended!