When Business Harms Human Rights: Affected Communities that Are Dying to Be Heard
- ISBN-10
- 1785272276
- ISBN-13
- 9781785272271
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 262
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-04-20
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Authors
- Jena Martin, Karen Erica Bravo, Tara L. Van Ho
Description
When Business Harms Human Rights uses reported narrations to discuss and analyze the experiences of individuals and communities from around the world, and examines the impact that business activities has had on their lives. The volume is situated within the broader subject area of business and human rights, and uses various methodologies to share the perspectives of affected individuals and communities. The narratives collected here follow rights holders in their attempts to secure remedies, and examine the impact of the emerging legal regime of business and human rights.
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