This book provides an account of what governments have been doing to enhance the contribution of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises along with a special report on corporate responsibility in the developing world.

This book provides an account of what governments have been doing to enhance the contribution of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises along with a special report on corporate responsibility in the developing world.

The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are recommendations for international business conduct in such areas as labour, environment, consumer protection and the fight against corruption. The recommendations are made by the adhering governments and, although they are not binding, governments are committed to promoting their observance. This book provides the complete text of the Guidelines along with an account of what the 38 adhering governments have been doing to enhance the contribution of the Guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy. The 2005 edition also provi.

This report describes the actions taken by the 44 adhering governments over the 12 months to June 2012 to implement the Guidelines.

This Annual Report provides an account of the actions taken by the 42 adhering governments over the 12 months to June 2010 to enhance the contribution of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to the improved functioning of the global economy.

In a context of neoliberal globalization, have the processes of elaboration and implementation of foreign investors' responsibilities by intergovernmental organizations reached the realm of legality? Using an analytical framework and a methodology that combines international law with international relations, this book provides a twofold answer to this question. First, it demonstrates that the normative integration of foreign investors' responsibilities in international investment law is fragmented and consistent with the interests of the most powerful actors. Second, while using the interactional theory of international law to assess the normative character of several international instruments elaborated and implemented by intergovernmental organizations, it highlights the sense of obligation that each instrument generates. The analysis demonstrates that such a codification process is marked by relations of power and has resulted in several social norms, with relatively few legal norms.

The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are recommendations to international business for conduct in such areas as labour, environment, and the fight against corruption. The focus of this edition is the environment.