Essays about: "transnational corporations"

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  1. 36. The added value of the UN Draft Norms as compared to existing codes on Corporate Social Responsibility and their legal status

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Bohman; [2006]
    Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : When the United Nations was created in 1945, states were the only significant decision-makers. Even with the construction of the human rights regime in the aftermath of the Second World War, states were designated as the only duty-bearers who could violate international human rights law. READ MORE

  3. 37. Behave and Be Attractive: The Impact of Governance on FDI Inflows

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Hessel; [2005]
    Keywords : Foreign direct investment; FDI; institutions; governance; corruption; rule of law; political stability; cross-country analysis; multinational firms; multinational enterprises; transnational corporations; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines how governance affects FDI inflows using cross-country analysis for a sample of 156 countries over the period 1996-2004. It looks into six different dimension of governance, measured by indicators constructed by Kaufmann, Kraay and Zoido-Lobatón: (1) Voice and Accountability, (2) Political Stability and Violence, (3) Government Effectiveness, (4) Regulatory Quality, (5) Rule of Law and (6) Corruption. READ MORE

  4. 38. Crossing the Rubicon: Enforcing the international legal responsibility of transnational corporations for ius cogens human rights violations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Jernej Letnar; [2005]
    Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to comprehensively demonstrate the existing extent, and the nature of the Ius Cogens Human Rights Obligations of Transnational Companies and their enforcement in the international law. The existing international human rights law is mainly state-centric as it creates obligations primarily upon States to promote human rights. READ MORE