Human Rights In The Market Place: The Exploitation Of Rights Protection By Economic Actors (markets And The Law)

The ideology of human rights protection has gained considerable momentum during the second half of the twentieth century at both national and international levels and appears to be an effective lever for bringing about legal change. This book analyses this strategy in environmental and commercial policy and considers the use of the 'public law' discourse of basic human rights protection and its transportation and use in the 'commercial law' context of economic policy, business activity and corporate behaviour. Contents 6 List of Figures 8 List of Tables 10 Preface 12 Introduction: Rights Talk in the Domain of Supply and Demand 14 PART I: THEORETICAL ISSUES 18 1 A Fracas in the Cosmetics Market: Competing Rights and the Spectrum of Economic Actors 20 2 The Sun, Liverpudlians and ‘The Truth’: A Corporate Right to Human Rights? 36 3 Profit in the Beef Industry and Human Health: Consumer Rights as Basic Human Rights 66 4 Taking the WTO to Task in Seattle: Basic Rights Protection as a Legal Strategy and the Political and Legal Leverage of Rights Argument 94 PART II: TESTING GROUNDS 114 5 Antitrust Recidivists as Rights Crusaders: Fashioning Producer Rights in Europe 116 6 The European Laboratory: The Construction of Consumer Rights in Europe 138 7 Transatlantic Trade Wars: Producer and Consumer Rights on the Global Stage 180 8 Freedom of Expression in the Market Place 210 PART III: CONCLUDING COMMENTS 240 9 Rights Talk in the Market Place: ‘Nonsense upon Stilts’? 242 Select Bibliography 258 Index 264 A 264 B 264 C 264 D 264 E 264 F 264 G 264 H 264 I 265 L 265 M 265 N 265 O 265 P 265 R 265 S 265 T 265 V 265 W 265 A Fracas In The Cosmetics Market : Competing Rights And The Spectrum Of Economic Actors -- The Sun, Liverpudlians And The Truth : A Corporate Right To Human Rights ? -- Profit In The Beef Industry And Human Health : Consumer Rights As Basic Human Rights -- Taking The Wto To Task In Seattle : Basic Rights Protection As A Legal Strategy And The Political And Legal Leverage Of Rights Argument -- Antitrust Recidivists As Rights Crusaders : Fashioning Producer Rights In Europe -- The European Laboratory : The Construction Of Consumer Rights In Europe -- Transatlantic Trade Wars : Producer And Consumer Rights On The Global Stage -- Freedom Of Expression In The Market Place -- Rights Talk In The Market Place : Nonsense Upon Stilts? Christopher Harding, Uta Kohl, And Naomi Salmon. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [245]-250) And Index. A fracas in the cosmetics market : competing rights and the spectrum of economic actors The sun, Liverpudlians and "the truth" : a corporate right to human rights ? Profit in the beef industry and human health : consumer rights as human rights Taking the WTO to task at Seattle : basic rights protection as a legal strategy; the political and legal leverage of rights argument Testing grounds Antitrust recidivists as rights crusaders : fashioning producer rights in Europe The European laboratory : the construction of consumer rights in Europe Transatlantic trade wars : producer and consumer rights on the global stage Lone consumer warriors : freedom of expression in the market place Concluding comments Rights talk in the market place : nonsense on stilts?

The ideology of human rights protection has gained considerable momentum during the second half of the twentieth century at both national and international level and appears to be an effective lever for bringing about legal change. This book analyzes this strategy in economic and commercial policy and considers the transportation of the 'public law' discourse of basic human rights protection into the 'commercial law' context of economic policy, business activity and corporate behaviour. The volume will prove indispensable for anyone interested in human rights, international law, and business and commercial law.

This volume explores how different economic actors employ basic rights arguments to protect their interests. It evaluates how these arguments have been used across the economic spectrum and with what outcome - both in terms of the protection of interests and value to different stakeholders, and for the development and shaping of legal theory