Globalisation and the quest for social and environmental justice : the relevance of international law in an evolving world order / edited by Shawkat Alam, Natalie Klein, and Juliette Overland.

Other author Alam, Shawkat.
Other author Klein, Natalie.
Other author Overland, Juliette.
Format Book
Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon [UK] ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Descriptionxiii, 304 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Variant title Globalization and the quest for social and environmental justice
Contents Shawkat Alam, Natalie Klein & Juliette Overland / Achieving social and environmental justice through the many dimensions of globalisation : an elusive or achievable quest? -- Lee Godden / Globalised localisms and the three phases of environmental governance for biodiversity protection -- Natalie Klein / Global standards and specific needs : protection of the marine environment through particularly sensitive sea areas -- Kate Miles / Blue oil : water resources, social justice, and the international law on foreign investment -- Shawkat Alam / Economic globalisation : rethinking its promises for economic and social development from a developing country perspective -- Joseph McMahon / Standards in the WTO attitudes to biotechnology -- Jane Kelsey / Embedding the neoliberal transformation of government services through trade in services agreements -- Juliette Overland / A multi-faceted journey : globalisation, transnational corporations, and corporate social responsibility -- Carlos M. Correa / Globalisation and intellectual property rights : developing countries and trips -- Sumaiya Khair / Globalisation and children's rights : the case of child labour -- Erika George / Gender and globalisation : engendering social and environmental justice through globalising women's human rights -- Ben Saul / Why do they hate us? ... they hate our freedoms? : the globalisation of terrorism and counter-terrorism -- M. Rafiqul Islam / Harbingering a new paradigm of global governance : the role of NGOs in shaping international law and relations in the twenty-first Century -- Ved P. Nanda / The challenges of globalisation and international law : the way forward.
General note"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [275]-293) and index.
LCCN 2010022298
ISBN9780415499101 (hbk.)
ISBN0415499100 (hbk.)
ISBN9780203836927 (ebk.)
ISBN0203836928 (ebk.)

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Joyner General Stacks KZ3410 .G565 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold