TITLE OF THE PAPER :

IMPACT OF GLOBALISATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

NAME : PRARTHITA BISWAS
DESIGNATION : ASST.PROF.,PAILAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION,
(Affiliated to the UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA)
Bengal Pailan Park, PAILAN GROUP,Joka,Kolkata

ABSTRACT

Globalization is a multidimensional phenomenon, comprising numerous complex

and interrelated processes that have a dynamism of their own. It involves a deepening and
broadening of rapid trans-boundary exchanges due to developments in technology,
communications, and media. Such exchanges and interactions occur at all levels of
governance and among non-state actors, creating a more interdependent world. Globalization
is not new, although its forms and the technology that spurs it have changed. Globalization
today is most often associated with economic interdependence, deregulation, and a
dominance of the marketplace that includes a shifting of responsibilities from state to nonstate actors. Economic globalization has been accompanied by a marked increase in the
influence of international financial markets and transnational institutions, including
corporations, in determining national policies and priorities. In addition, information and
communications technology has emerged as a dominant force in the global system of
production, while trade in goods, services, and financial instruments are more prevalent than
any time in history.
Human rights are a set of principled ideas about the treatment to which individuals are
entitled by virtue of being human. Over time, these ideas have gained widespread acceptance
as international norms defining what was necessary for humans to thrive, both in terms of
being protected from abuses and provided with the elements to live a life in dignity.... The
human right discourse is universal in character and includes claims of equality and nondiscrimination.
The main idea of the paper is that in the era of globalization and democratized
violence the main threat to the enjoyment of human rights comes not from the state, as

before, but from Transnational Corporations(TNCs). Particularly vulnerable to this threat are
developing countries, since for the circumstances peculiar to them existing system of
ensuring accountability for human rights violations by non-state actors, inter alia TNCs, is
inherently dead-born; While the paper suggests a new avenue to seek justice against TNCs, it
underlines the necessity of constructive dialogue between business and human rights that
should be based on mutual respect for both interests.
Key words: Globalization, human rights, democratized violence, developing countries,
violence
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