Non-State Actors and Human Rights

Philip Alston is Professor of Law at New York University Law School.

• PART I: INTRODUCTION ; 1. The 'Not-a-Cat' Syndrome: Can the International Human Rights Regime Accommodate Non-State Actors? ; 2. The Changing International Legal Framework for Dealing with Non-State Actors ; PART II: NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AS NON-STATE ACTORS ; 3. The Evolving Status of NGOs under International Law: A Threat to the Inter-State System? ; 4. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and the International Monetary Fund ; PART III: CORPORATIONS ; 5. Catching the Conscience of the King: Corporate Players on the International Stage ; 6. Corporate Responsibility and the International Law of Human Rights: The New Lex Mercatoria ; 7. The Accountability of Multinationals for Human Rights Violations in European Law ; 8. Human Rights Responsibilities of Businesses as None-State Actors ; Bibliography on Non-State Actors in International Law

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