Research Catalog

Title

Hard choices, soft law : voluntary standards in global trade, environment, and social governance / edited by John J. Kirton, Michael J. Trebilcock.

Publication

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, VT, USA : Ashgate, [2004], ©2004.

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Additional Authors

• Kirton, John J.
• Trebilcock, M. J.

Description

xviii, 372 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Global environmental governance series

Uniform Title

Global environmental governance series.

Subjects

• International trade > Environmental aspects
• International trade > Social aspects
• Sustainable development > International cooperation
• International agencies
• Commercial policy > International cooperation
• Social responsibility of business
• Public-private sector cooperation
• Standardization

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

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.

ISBN

0754609669 (hbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2004046269

OCLC

• ocm54953068
• SCSB-5161579

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries