IS 621 - International Regulation and Corporate Social Responsibility

Prerequisite, admission to the Master of Arts in International Studies Graduate Program. This course is an introduction to the emerging field of corporate responsibility in the international context. The discussions will focus on the concept of corporate responsibility, the development of voluntary standards to address concerns such as labor and environmental conditions, the role of international organizations, and legal implications of CSR. Case studies will be examined to evaluate the potential for CSR-based norms to fill in for inadequate, or absent, international norms on issues such as human rights. (Offered every year.) 3 credits