Overview
This course explores the expanding field of business and human rights, examining how multinational corporations — now often more powerful than nation states — impact the advancement or violation of human rights. Students will analyse the limitations of traditional state-centred international human rights law and assess emerging legal frameworks, policy debates, and accountability mechanisms aimed at regulating corporate conduct. Through contemporary case studies and critical theory, the course interrogates corporate power, global inequality, and the potential for binding international norms to shape business practices in a globalised economy. A quality-assured certificate from the University of the Witwatersrand is issued on successful completion.
