Hard choices, soft law : voluntary standards in global trade, environment and social governance /

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"An important read for academics and policy-makers alike, Hard Choices, Soft Law asserts that voluntary standards, or 'soft' law, are an important supplement to international law in a number of areas. This key work firstly outlines the approach taken to combining soft and hard law and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kirton, John J. (Editor ), Trebilcock, M. J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
Colección:Global environmental governance series.
Temas:
Sustainable development > International cooperation.
Standardization.
Commercial policy > International cooperation.
International trade > Environmental aspects.
International trade > Social aspects.
Social responsibility of business.
International agencies.
Public-private sector cooperation.
International Agencies
Développement durable > Coopération internationale.
Normalisation.
Politique commerciale > Coopération internationale.
Commerce international > Aspect de l'environnement.
Commerce international > Aspect social.
Entreprises > Responsabilité sociale.
Organisations internationales.
Partenariat public-privé.
international organizations.
LAW > Military.
Commercial policy > International cooperation
International agencies
International trade > Environmental aspects
International trade > Social aspects
Public-private sector cooperation
Social responsibility of business
Standardization
Sustainable development > International cooperation
Freiwilligkeit
Rechtsnorm
Sozialklausel
Umweltschutz
Welthandel
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : hard choices and soft law in sustainable global governance / John J. Kirton and Michael J. Trebilcock
  • Part I. Setting standards for sustainable forestry. Nonstate global governance : is forest certification a legitimate alternative to a global forest convention? / Steven Bernstein and Benjamin Cashore ; The Forest Stewardship Council : a developing country perspective / Tasso Rezende de Azevedo ; Indigenous rights and forest certification in British Columbia / Chris Tollefson
  • Part II. Setting standards for labour. Codes of corporate conduct and the labour regulatory state in developing countries / Adelle Blackett ; Standard setting at the International Labour Organization : the case of precarious employment / Leah F. Vosko ; Hard law or soft law : India and international labour standards / C.S. Venkata Ratnam and Anil Verma ; Trade policy and labour standards : objectives, instruments and institutions / Michael J. Trebilcock
  • Part III. Creating codes of corporate responsibility. Corporate social responsibility and the evolution of international norms / Hevina S. Dashwood ; The role of nongovernmental organizations and social movements in developing countries / John W. Foster ; Multinational corporations, globalization and the challenge of self-regulation / Wesley Cragg ; Canadian corporate responsibility in Sudan : why Canada backed down / Robert O. Matthews
  • Part IV. International institutions and soft law. The World Trade Organization, the North American Free Trade Agreement and the challenge of sustainable development / Thomas A. Hockin ; Integrating environment and labour into the World Trade Organization / Roy MacLaren ; The future of the world trading system : beyond Doha / Sylvia Ostry ; Enhancing global governance : corporate social responsibility and the international trade and investment framework / Christopher Wilkie ; A corporate perspective on globalization, sustainable development and soft law / Michael E. Cloghesy ; Terminating agricultural biotechnology? Hard law, voluntary measures and the life sciences industry / Lisa N. Mills ; Hard and soft law in international institutions : complements, not alternatives / Nicholas Bayne.

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