Global Business & Human Rights
The European Lawyer (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. October 2011
Book
Hardback
214 pages
978-0-9565440-9-4 (ISBN)
Description
This publication is an essential guide for general counsel and law firms to the changing world of human rights and its importance for global business. It highlights the growing relationship between human rights and global business and the developing international focus on the issue, particularly as a result of recent United Nations initiatives. Providing detailed commentary from leading international law firms, this first edition focuses on the legal accountability and due diligence responsibilities of corporates based in many of the world's most developed jurisdictions for human rights compliance by their overseas operations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-9565440-9-4 (9780956544094)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
James Featherby
Practicing principally in the areas of corporate finance and co-ordinates the firm's corporate real estate practice. He has extensive experience of public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate real estate transactions and a variety of capital raising techniques. He has advised on the establishment of various European institutional and public real estate funds and real estate acquisitions and developments. He has advised both in the UK and internationally. Many of the private M&A transactions on which he has advised have been of a multi-jurisdictional nature, including the disposal of a variety of worldwide natural resources businesses with assets in Europe, the Far East, Australasia, Africa and the Americas.
Practicing principally in the areas of corporate finance and co-ordinates the firm's corporate real estate practice. He has extensive experience of public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate real estate transactions and a variety of capital raising techniques. He has advised on the establishment of various European institutional and public real estate funds and real estate acquisitions and developments. He has advised both in the UK and internationally. Many of the private M&A transactions on which he has advised have been of a multi-jurisdictional nature, including the disposal of a variety of worldwide natural resources businesses with assets in Europe, the Far East, Australasia, Africa and the Americas.
Content
LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT
INTEREST IN GLOBAL BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
COPRPORATE AND DIRECTORS DUTIES
COPORATE REPORTING
DERIVATIVE ACTIONS
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES
REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT
LIABILTY OF UK INCORPORATED MULTINATIONALPARENT COMPANIES FOR FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES
CLASS ACTIONS
SECURITIES LAW ISSUES
PRODUCT LIABILITY ISSUES
INTEREST IN GLOBAL BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
COPRPORATE AND DIRECTORS DUTIES
COPORATE REPORTING
DERIVATIVE ACTIONS
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES
REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT
LIABILTY OF UK INCORPORATED MULTINATIONALPARENT COMPANIES FOR FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES
CLASS ACTIONS
SECURITIES LAW ISSUES
PRODUCT LIABILITY ISSUES