The Era of Responsibility. / Murray Hiebert.
by Hiebert, Murray; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 56Human Relations. Publisher: Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 2002ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Unocal Corporation | Forced labor | Human rights -- Burma | Human rights -- International aspects | International business enterprises | Joint ventures | Liability (Law) | Responsibility | Social responsibility of business | Burma -- Armed ForcesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "As an American oil company heads to court for alleged human-rights abuses in Burma, a new era of foreign investment begins in which firms must carefully consider the behaviour of their partners." (FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW) This article reveals how investors must be cautious of corporations guilty of human-rights violations, noting they "could face vicarious liability, a legal principle that holds that business partners are responsible for each other's behaviour in a joint venture.".
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Originally Published: The Era of Responsibility, July 11, 2002; pp. 14-16.
"As an American oil company heads to court for alleged human-rights abuses in Burma, a new era of foreign investment begins in which firms must carefully consider the behaviour of their partners." (FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW) This article reveals how investors must be cautious of corporations guilty of human-rights violations, noting they "could face vicarious liability, a legal principle that holds that business partners are responsible for each other's behaviour in a joint venture.".
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