"This book provides a new approach to the study of human rights and the issues of globalization and state sovereignty"--Provided by publisher.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; Theoretical questions and approaches -- Looking beyond the state but not ignoring it : a framework of analysis for non-state actors and human rights / Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat -- Human rights and non-state actors : theoretical puzzles / Michael Goodhart -- Accounting for human rights violations by non-state actors / Herbert F. Spirer and Louise Spirer -- The role of corporate actors -- Realizing rights in the work place : corporate codes of conduct and empowerment from below / Reiner Braun and Judie Gearhart -- Multinational corporations as non-state actors in the human rights arena / James L. Gunderson -- Royal Dutch Shell : how deep the changes? / J. Paul Martin -- Non-state actors in conflict situations -- Global civil society actors and 9/11 / Richard Falk -- On the accountability of non-state armed groups / George J. Andreopoulos -- Bio-ethics, medicine and human rights -- The genetic revolution and human rights: brave new world revisited? / Peter Juviler -- Affordable and accessible drugs for developing countries : recent developments / Ruth Macklin -- Prior agreements in international clinical trials : ensuring the benefits of research to developing countries / Alice Page -- Cultural forces, practices, and institutional challenges -- The news media in the arena of human rights / Anne Nelson -- No empty vessel : media roles in human rights / Thomas R. Lansner -- Non-state actors and the challenge of slavery / Kevin Bales -- Violating dignity : welfare reform, black women, and non-state violators / Dana-Ain Davis -- Non-state actors and religious freedom in Europe / Willy Fautré -- Conclusion : rethinking the human rights universe / George J. Andreopoulos, Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat and Peter Juviler.;