Profile
At the end of the course, participants will:
- Understand the theoretical paradigms surrounding the corporate objective and critically evaluate the traditional paradigm of shareholder primacy as a governing mechanism for corporations;
- Explore and analyze international CSR movements led by organizations such as the OECD and the UN, and examine their impact on shaping corporate social responsibility practices on a global scale;
- Examine the legal frameworks in human rights protection from an international and comparative perspective, with a focus on understanding how these frameworks govern the role of corporations in respecting human rights and the environment;
- Develop a critical perspective on the governance of corporations by questioning the effectiveness of international law in regulating corporate behavior and its impact on corporate social responsibility.
What You'll Learn
This course is offered under the Faculty of Law's Graduate Coursework Programmes in Corporate & Financial Services Law.
This course provides participants with perspectives into corporate social responsibility as a governing mechanism. It will examine the theoretical paradigms surrounding the corporate objective, international CSR movements led by organisations such as the OECD and the UN, and explore the legal frameworks in human rights protection from an international and comparative perspective. The course will focus on the role of corporations in respecting human rights and the environment. This course will challenge participants into viewing the role and responsibility of the corporation from perspectives beyond the traditional paradigm of shareholder primacy and questioning international law's governance of corporations.
Minimum Entry Requirement
A good Bachelor's or Juris Doctor degree in Law