This work presents an approach to human rights which goes beyond the traditional focus on states and outlines the human rights obligations of non-state actors.

The question of whether non-state actors have human rights obligations is ultimately dependent on what we mean when we speak of human rights and what entities w

The threats to human rights posed by non-state actors are of increasing concern. Human rights activists increasingly address the activity of multinational corpo

* Examines broad range of non-state actors engaged in activities that violate, promote, or protect human rights * Looks at human rights issues in bioethics, arm

The human rights of communities in many resource-rich, weak governance States are adversely affected, not only by the acts of States and their agents, but also