Resumo

CANTU RIVERA, Humberto Fernando. Corporations and Human Rights: Towards an Effective Legal Regulation, or the Perpetuation of the Status Quo?. Anu. Mex. Der. Inter [online]. 2013, vol.13, pp.313-354. ISSN 1870-4654.

This article focuses on the development of the discussion regarding the effective control of corporate human rights obligations at the international level. It analyzes the different regulatory perspectives that have been approached since the 1970s at the UN, comprising the recently-created Working Group on Business and Human Rights. The author discusses the differences between corporate social responsibility and corporate human rights responsibility, to then analyze the criticism surrounding the work of John Ruggie, finishing with some ideas regarding some possible solutions for corporate regulation in the near future.

Palavras-chave : human rights; transnational corporations; CSR; John Ruggie; corporate responsibility/accountability.

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