Screen LibraryHard choices, soft law：voluntary standards in global trade, environment, and social governance
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Ashgate,
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| Publisher Address: | Aldershot, Hants, England Brookfield, VT, USA |
| Publication Dates: | c2004. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Global environmental governance series |
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| Carrier Form: | xviii, 372 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0754609669 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | F114 |
| CLC: | F114 |
| Call Number: | F114/H258 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: hard choices and soft law in sustainable global governance / John J. Kirton and Michael J. Trebilcock -- pt. 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 -- pt. 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 ii pt. 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 -- pt. 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. |