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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2024
College College of Sociology
Course Code DK129
Theme・Subtitle NGOs approaches over Business and Human Rights issues.
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Lecture
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Fall semester
DayPeriod・Room Tue.5
ログインして教室を表示する(Log in to view the classrooms.)
Credits 2
Course Number SOX2411
Language English
Class Registration Method Lottery Registration(定員:10人/ Capacity:10)
Assigned Year 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
Prerequisite Regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges 履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。
Course Cancellation 〇(履修中止可/ Eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
Notes 2016年度以降入学者適用.履修にあたっての目安となる英語レベルは IELTS 6.0

【Course Objectives】

Understanding the Business and Human Rights global trends and their implication on Corporate Social Responsibilities.
Defining actors on the issue, such as business sectors, NGOs and governments, and how the UN is conceptualising the issue.

【Course Contents】

Both in fields of business ethics and law, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is becoming an area of huge interest among various parts of the community. Firstly initiated over management of environmental issues, the matter of CSR is now expanding its scope to corporate governance and human rights issues, globally and locally. The UN and Civil Society Organisations are actively taking parts on setting up mechanisms for its respective fields. The course will take up the issue in the larger extent with a knowledge of backgrounds.

Japanese Items

【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 The emerge of the CSR perspectives in the civil society and their implications into human rights field.
2 The basic concept of the legal context on Business and Human Rights. Is this an International Law playground?
3 "Businesses Under Trial"; How the civil society constituted "Social Problems" by criticising businesses?
4 "The Empire Strikes Back"- The failure of the "Norms of Responsiblities"; how the UN reform in 2005 killed the hard law approach?
5 "Raggie Framework 2008"; How the civil society reacted on the new soft law approach?
6 "UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 2011", a landmark progress.
7 "Human Rights Due Diligence" as a new method to implement CSR, supported by the concept of "Multi-Stakeholders Approach".
8 Conflict Diamond and the Kimberley Process -Case study A. Armed conflict in question with businesses.
9 Conflict Minerals and the "Dodd-Frank" - Case study B. What is the so-called "conflict economy"?
10 Coffee and Chocolates - Case study C. The global market is designed to support a global extreme poverty.
11 Modern Slavery - Case study D. A revised concept of Slavery is applicable to various business scenes.
12 Managing CSR within the organisation - due diligence, human resource management, defining out "stakeholders" and regulating procedures and contracts.
13 Revisiting "Rights Based Approach", merging up development aids into international human rights instruments.
14 "No One is Left Behind"to be combined with "Conflict As Our Property"; is the current approach of SDGs appropriate in terms of resolving social problems?

【活用される授業方法 / Teaching Methods Used】

板書 /Writing on the Board
スライド(パワーポイント等)の使用 /Slides (PowerPoint, etc.)
上記以外の視聴覚教材の使用 /Audiovisual Materials Other than Those Listed Above
個人発表 /Individual Presentations
グループ発表 /Group Presentations
ディスカッション・ディベート /Discussion/Debate
実技・実習・実験 /Practicum/Experiments/Practical Training
学内の教室外施設の利用 /Use of On-Campus Facilities Outside the Classroom
校外実習・フィールドワーク /Field Work
上記いずれも用いない予定 /None of the above

補足事項 (Supplementary Items)
As this course is designed to be a part of liberal arts, various knowledge of issues would be used during the lecture and the discussion. Please be prepared to cover a wide range study on social issues.

【授業時間外(予習・復習等)の学修 / Study Required Outside of Class】

Students are required to search on respective documents in advance in relation to each topic.
Take notes during the class, and sum them up after the class. It usually takes an hour for each of pre and post studies. Students are also required to present response sheets after the class to reflect their understanding.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 最終レポート(Final Report)(40%)
Responses given during classes(30%)
Response sheets (in-class points)(30%)
備考 (Notes)

【テキスト / Textbooks】

なし/None

【参考文献 / Readings】

その他 (Others)
Shall indicate during classes as nessesary.

【履修にあたって求められる能力 / Abilities Required to Take the Course】

【学生が準備すべき機器等 / Equipment, etc., that Students Should Prepare】

【その他 / Others】

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
<https://www.business-humanrights.org/>
UN OHCHR Business and Human Rights
<https://www.ohchr.org/en/issues/business/pages/businessindex.aspx>
How to write a logframe: A Beginners Guide
<https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/aug/17/how-to-write-a-logframe-a-beginners-guide>

【注意事項 / Notice】