Tim Connor et al., "Global Business and Local Struggle: Reimagining Non-Judicial Remedy for Human Rights" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
About this episode
The episode discusses the effectiveness of non-judicial mechanisms for human rights redress in the context of transnational businesses, based on extensive research in Indonesia and India.
In the quest for human rights justice for communities and workers whose rights are breached by transnational businesses, non-judicial mechanisms (NJMs) are often deployed, but how effective are they? Global Business and Local Struggle: Reimagining Non-Judicial Remedy for Human Rights (Cambridge UP, 2025) creates a blueprint for reforming transnational human rights NJMs and for helping communities and workers to use them. Through 587 interviews with 1100 individuals over five years of research in Indonesia and India, the authors delve into the practical workings of NJMs in diverse industries and contexts. The findings reveal that while NJMs are limited in providing standalone remedies, they can play a valuable role within a broader regulatory ecosystem. Combining rich empirical data, multi-method analyses and a new theoretical framework, the authors argue for a multi-pronged approach to human rights redress. Their findings will advance both academic and policy debates about the merits and shortcomings of NJMs. Interview with Tim Connor and Fiona Haines. Interview by Caitlin Murphy, Lecturer, RMIT University and Fellow, Laureate Program on Global Corporations and International Law…
People in this episode
Host: Caitlin Murphy
Guests: Tim Connor, Fiona Haines
Topics covered
- human rights
- transnational business
- non-judicial mechanisms
- regulatory reform
- community rights
- empirical research
Keywords
- non-judicial remedy
- human rights justice
- transnational businesses
- community struggles
- regulatory ecosystem
- empirical data
- multi-method analyses
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cambridge UP
Places: Indonesia, India
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