Article Title
Document Type
Symposium
Publication Date
Winter 2009
Publication Citation
16 Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 249 (2009)
Abstract
This paper uses the metaphor of a fisherman's journey into the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) "seas" to explore the relationship between them. It is intended to provide the reader with a basic understanding of this relationship. An argument can be made that the WTO and CSR waters are not connected at all: the WTO is an intergovernmental organization regulating rights and duties of its members (mainly states), while CSR concerns primarily non-governmental initiatives dealing with corporate behavior, such as voluntary codes of conduct and certification processes involving social and environmental standards. However, this paper explores the straits potentially connecting the seas and the sea creatures that represent the relevant jurisprudence informing the debate.
Operationalizing Global Governance, Symposium. Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Bloomington, Indiana, March 19-21, 2008
Recommended Citation
Ribeiro, Gustavo Ferreira
(2009)
"Navigating the Turbulent Waters Connecting the World Trade Organization and Corporate Social Responsibility,"
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies: Vol. 16:
Iss.
1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijgls/vol16/iss1/9
Included in
Business Organizations Law Commons, International Law Commons, International Trade Law Commons, Law and Politics Commons