Advanced search
Showing result 21 - 25 of 27 essays matching the above criteria.
-
21. The Role of Corporate Responsibility in Transitioning Countries. A Case Study on Workplace Inequality in Myanmar.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The present paper examines contributions of corporate responsibility to respect human rights —outlined in the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights— to eradication of the problem of workplace discrimination in Myanmar, a developing country in Southeast Asia undergoing a transition from an authoritative military rule to a civil democratic government. Based on the analysis of the national regulatory framework, the international human rights instruments, the business, political and social environment in Myanmar, the human rights record and the evidence derived from an empirical study into workplace discrimination, the thesis examines whether the corporate responsibility to respect human rights may be an effective way to tackle workplace inequalities in the country, and whether it can contribute to the development in Myanmar. READ MORE
-
22. Worldviews and Policy Coherence : an analysis of the United Nations Guiding Principles and Swedish Development Cooperation Policies
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Within the field of development cooperation policy coherence has received increasing attention. Definitions of policy coherence are elusive; from describing consistency between intention and outcome to describing synergies between and within different policy areas. READ MORE
-
23. Access to Medicines and Pharmaceutical Patents:Corporate Responsibility to Respect in the Pharmaceutical Industry
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The U.N. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights is the final work of the meticulous mandate upheld by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General between 2005 and 2011. READ MORE
-
24. Human Rights considerations in the Swedish AP-funds investments - A case study in the Business and Human Rights field
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Allmänna pensionsfonderna, oftast omnämnda som AP-fonderna, är de största förvaltarna id et allmänna inkomstpensionsystemet. Fonderna har i uppdrag att investera pensionssystemets buffertkapital och eftersträva en hög långsiktig avkastning för att bidra till en hög pension för framtida generationer. READ MORE
-
25. Recognition of Customary Tenure Rights in International Law
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : A tenure system is the way in which ownership of, or rights to, land is regulated. Such systems can be determined by statutes, agreed precedents or by customary norms. In Sub-Saharan Africa, pluralistic legal systems consisting of traditional customary law as well as received law are common. READ MORE
