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Conclusion: The Future of Human Rights Compliance

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What makes the corporate human rights obligations issue so difficult to resolve is the underlying philosophical question it is based upon: what is the role of the law? Should the law anticipate societal developments or should it respond to them? Is the law a tool for change or is it a vehicle for stability? Most importantly, when should the law step in? (On what the law and governments should do, see Thaler and Sunstein (2008) Nudge: improving decisions about health, wealth and happiness, Penguin Books.)

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  1. 1.

    Dworkin (1978). Dworkin argues that there exists a unique right answer for a vast majority of cases. See also Sect. 7.4.4.

  2. 2.

    ArcelorMittal ‘no longer welcome in France’, The Independent UK, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/arcelormittal-no-longer-welcome-in-france-8353061.html.

  3. 3.

    Carrigan and Attalla (2001), p. 570.

  4. 4.

    Creyer (1997), p. 428.

  5. 5.

    Creyer (1997), p. 428.

  6. 6.

    See Sect. 7.4.3.

  7. 7.

    Ruggie (2001), p. 201.

  8. 8.

    Ruggie (2001), p. 201.

  9. 9.

    Adidas Group Human Rights and Responsible Business Practices, http://www.adidas-group.com/media/filer_public/2013/11/14/human_rights_responsible_business_practices_qa_july_2011_en.pdf.

    Adidas Group Code of Conduct, http://www.adidas-group.com/en/investors/corporate-governance/code-of-conduct/.

    For Coca-Cola’s Code of Conduct and Human Rights Statement, see Sect. 7.4.3.2.

  10. 10.

    Slogans include “Adidas – Impossible is nothing with slave labor”, “Budweiser – You can’t be the king without slaves” or “Coca-Cola – Proudly supporting the human rights abuses of World Cup 2022”, http://www.boredpanda.com/qatar-2022-world-cup-human-rights-sponsor-anti-advertisement/.

  11. 11.

    FIFA 2022 World Cup Sponsors Visa, Adidas, Coca-Cola Concerned Over Qatar’s Labor Conditions, International Business Times, http://www.ibtimes.com/fifa-2022-world-cup-sponsors-visa-adidas-coca-cola-concerned-over-qatars-labor-1932365.

  12. 12.

    FIFA president Blatter signals mounting pressure on Qatar to tackle migrant worker problems, Daily News Egypt, http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/03/19/fifa-president-blatter-signals-mounting-pressure-on-qatar-to-tackle-migrant-worker-problems/.

  13. 13.

    See Sect. 4.5 and Chap. 6.

  14. 14.

    Wulf (2012), p. 366.

  15. 15.

    14 Companies to Avoid If You Support Equality in America, http://mic.com/articles/102220/vote-with-your-wallet-companies-to-avoid-if-you-support-equality-in-america?utm_source=huffingtonpost.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pubexchange.

  16. 16.

    Wulf (2012), p. 367.

  17. 17.

    “It’s not all bad news, however. Amidst these anti-equality behemoths, however, are plenty of pro-equality companies who would love to accept your hard-earned cash. Here are a few you should consider supporting when given the chance.” http://mic.com/articles/102220/vote-with-your-wallet-companies-to-avoid-if-you-support-equality-in-america?utm_source=huffingtonpost.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pubexchange.

  18. 18.

    Wulf (2012), p. 367.

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Wetzel, J.RM. (2016). Conclusion: The Future of Human Rights Compliance. In: Human Rights in Transnational Business. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31325-2_8

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