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Business and Human Rights

By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons
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Abstract

This note addresses some of the most frequently asked questions about the relation between human rights and business. Topics include the definition of human rights, the business leader's role regarding human rights, and legal liability of companies and executives for violating human rights.

Keywords

Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Human Capital; Legal Liability; Rights; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

Citation

Paine, Lynn S., and Lara Adamsons. "Business and Human Rights." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-097, February 2009. (Revised September 2011.)
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