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Int’l Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility
Last Updated Date:   19 June 2023


4 Units,  Semester 1

Course Description:
This course provides students with perspectives into corporate social responsibility as a governing mechanism. It will examine the theoretical paradigms surrounding the corporate objective, international CSR movements led by organisations such as the OECD and the UN, and explore the legal frameworks in human rights protection from an international and comparative perspective. The course will focus on the role of corporations in respecting human rights and the environment. This course will challenge students into viewing the role and responsibility of the corporation from perspectives beyond the traditional paradigm of shareholder primacy and questioning international law’s governance of corporations.

Course Convenor: Visiting Prof Barnali Choudhury

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4508 / LL5508 / LL6508 / LLJ5508

Contact Hours: 9 sessions over 3 weeks: Three, 3hr weekly seminars

Workload: Intensive course: Wk 1 - 3; Dates: 14 Aug - 1 Sep 2023 [Mon, Wed: 6.30 - 9.30pm; & Fri: 2.30 - 5.30pm]

Mode of Assessment: Class Participation - 10%; Class Presentation - 20% & Research Paper - 70% [Due: Fri, 6 Oct 2023 (9pm)]

Preclusions: LL4508V/LL5508V/LLJ5508V/LL6508V Int’l Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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