Corp Soc Responsibility: Theory/Pol

LAWS6140

This unit will examine a selection of theoretical and policy issues broadly related to the social responsibilities of corporations, including: conceptions of the corporation; the responsibility of corporate entities under the criminal law; corporate participation in the political process; corporate governance and democratic principles and corporate responsibility in respect of international human rights violations. The unit will adopt a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, drawing on material from jurisdictions including the U.S. and Canada, as well as on methodologies and insights from law and economics and other schools of thought.

Unit of study details

Unit of study level: Postgraduate

Credit points: 6

Commencing semesters: 108

Further unit of study information

Unit of study handbook: LAWS6140

Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships

Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates

Available for study abroad and exchange: No

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