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“rory robinson”

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    43 Letters

    A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation

    by Rory Robinson ...
    Narrated by Barbara Marten, David Calder ...

    Unabridged

    43 min

    A BBC Radio 4 drama written by Rony Robinson and directed by Pauline Harris. Julia and David work together in the family archives. One day a mysterious envelope arrives for David, with letters from 43 women, all answering a lonely hearts advert he didn't place! Starring David Calder as David, Barbara Marten as Julia, Helen Flanagan as Miranda and Sacha Dhawan as Ruskin. First broadcast on 4 ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Business and Human Rights

    Dilemmas and Solutions

    Edited by Rory Sullivan, Mary Robinson ...
    The end of the Cold War and the virtual disappearance of communism have completely altered the world economy. The supply chains of supermarkets and consumer goods industries have spread ever more widely and deeply into Asia, Africa and South America, while oil, mining and financial companies, among many others, have invested heavily in countries that were previously denied to them by political or ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

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  • Liu Xiaobo's Empty Chair

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  • Ethical Chic

    The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love

    by Fran Hawthorne ...
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  • The Business of Human Rights

    An Evolving Agenda for Corporate Responsibility

    by Klaus Dieter Wolf, Doctor Fiona Harris, Doctor Keren Bright, Professor John Hatchard, Mark J. Smith, Doctor Piya Pangsapa, Olufemi Amao, Gary Slapper, Lois Muraguri ...
    In a time when multinational corporations have become truly globalised, demands for global standards on their behaviour are increasingly difficult to dismiss. Work conditions in sweatshops, widespread destruction of the environment, and pharmaceutical trials in third world countries are only the tip of the iceberg.This timely collection of essays addresses the interface between the calls for ... Read more

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    by Michael A. Santoro ...
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    by Catherine Besteman ...
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  • The Business and Human Rights Landscape

    Moving Forward, Looking Back

    Edited by Jena Martin, Karen E. Bravo ...
    The adoption of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in 2011 marked a watershed moment, establishing the first global standards for preventing human rights abuses by business. In light of this paradigm shift, The Business and Human Rights Landscape offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of the current legal framework. It includes in-depth explorations of the ... Read more

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  • Business and Human Rights

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