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The regulation of corporate activities under the international human rights convenants (ICCPR and ICESCR).
1. INTRODUCTION
Traditionally, the human rights discourse (1) has been very state-centric, and as a result, not sensitive to violations committed by non-state entities. This orientation was clearly shaped by the experience of the Second World War and the concomitant need to constrain the abusive conduct of state actors. However, even the earlier human rights instruments are interspersed with references to the dual potential of non-state actors as both promoters and abusers of human rights. For example, the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states that "every individual.... keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance." Likewise, the ensuing instruments which further developed the provisions of the UDHR, namely the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social...See the full content of this document
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