Business and Human Rights

In the happiness of the subjects lies the happiness of the King, in their welfare lies his welfare; the good of the King does not consist in what is pleasing to himself, but what is pleasing to the subjects constitutes his good.---Kautilya (in Arthashastra)

The present book is an attempt to explore the relationship between business and human rights and also to look into the obligations of the state and transnational corporations in promotion of human rights. Traditionally, it has been argued that promotion and protection of human rights exclusively falls in the domain of state; however, this notion has significantly changed and it has been strongly established that corporations are also responsible for promotion of human rights.

(Extract from the Introduction)