ID - 79034451 TI - Human rights and the ethics of globalization AU - Lee, Daniel E. AU - Lee, Elizabeth J. PY - 2010 SN - 9780521147996 9780521519335 9780511778148 9780511902352 0511902352 0511799209 9780511799204 9780511900778 0511900775 0511778147 0521519330 0521147999 1107207150 9781107207158 0511850891 9780511850899 1282771531 9781282771536 9786612771538 6612771534 0511901569 9780511901560 051179780X PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Political philosophy. Social philosophy KW - General ethics KW - Globalization KW - Human rights KW - 174 KW - 332.9 KW - 342.7 KW - 382.11 KW - AA / International- internationaal KW - Basic rights KW - Civil rights (International law) KW - Rights, Human KW - Rights of man KW - Human security KW - Transitional justice KW - Truth commissions KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Verband tussen de ethiek en de economie. Ethiek en bedrijf KW - Internationale organisatie, reglementering en wetgeving van de arbeid KW - Grondrechten. Politieke rechten. Rechten van de mens. Grondwettelijke vrijheden. Bescherming van de enkeling KW - Theorie van het internationale evenwicht. Economische onafhankelijkheid van een natie. Globalisering. Mondialisering KW - Law and legislation KW - Human rights. KW - Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Philosophy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:79034451 AB - Human Rights and the Ethics of Globalization provides a balanced, thoughtful discussion of the globalization of the economy and the ethical considerations inherent in the many changes it has prompted. The book's introduction maps out the philosophical foundations for constructing an ethic of globalization, taking into account both traditional and contemporary sources. These ideals are applied to four specific test cases: the ethics of investing in China, the case study of the Firestone company's presence in Liberia, free-trade and fair-trade issues pertaining to the coffee trade with Ethiopia and the use of low-wage factories in Mexico to serve the U.S. market. The book concludes with a comprehensive discussion of how to enforce global compliance with basic human rights standards, with particular attention to stopping abuses by multinational corporations through litigation under the Alien Tort Claims Act. ER -