O Pacto Global das Nações Unidas: uma via para a responsabilidade das empresas pela concretização dos direitos humanos

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Ano de defesa: 2014
Autor(a) principal: Azuma, João Carlos lattes
Orientador(a): Sayeg, Ricardo Hasson
Banca de defesa: Não Informado pela instituição
Tipo de documento: Tese
Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
Idioma: por
Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Direito
Departamento: Faculdade de Direito
País: BR
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Link de acesso: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/6429
Resumo: The history of human rights shows that these rights are the result of challenges which come along with the "progress" of society. In recent history, the phenomenon of globalization of business and the adverse impacts of their activities on human rights arises. The business and human rights issue has been embodied in the UN s international agenda, including in the initiative called the United Nations Global Compact which consists basically of a commitment that business voluntarily assumes to the alignment of its activities with the implementation of ten universally accepted principles related to four areas, namely: human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. In light of two of the Global Compact principles which focus specifically on the issue of human rights, participating business in the initiative are committed to respect them, in other words, not to violate them, as well as not to be complicit in their violation. The Humanist Capitalism, premise of the object of this thesis, is shown to be innovative in the theoretical foundation of business responsibility for the realization of human rights. In this context , the Global Compact shows to be a way for the realization of human rights by those exercising business activity. However, it does not end in itself. Imperative is its coordination with other existing UN mechanisms to build a path to business responsaibility for human rights violations resulting from its activities