Saturday, June 13, 2015

New Issue: Journal of Human Rights

The latest issue of the Journal of Human Rights (Vol. 14, no. 2, 2015) is out. Contents include:
  • Special Issue: Business and Human Rights
    • Michael A. Santoro, Business and Human Rights in Historical Perspective
    • Florian Wettstein, Normativity, Ethics, and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: A Critical Assessment
    • Toby Whitney, Conflict Minerals, Black Markets, and Transparency: The Legislative Background of Dodd-Frank Section 1502 and Its Historical Lessons
    • Celia R. Taylor, Using Securities Disclosures to Advance Human Rights: A Consideration of Dodd-Frank Section 1502 and the Securities and Exchange Commission Conflict Minerals Rule
    • Nien-hê Hsieh, Should Business Have Human Rights Obligations?
    • Anita Ramasastry, Corporate Social Responsibility Versus Business and Human Rights: Bridging the Gap Between Responsibility and Accountability
    • Jennifer N. Costanza, Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Prior Consultation: Transforming Human Rights From the Grassroots in Guatemala