1st Edition

Human Rights and Environmental Sustainability in State-Owned Enterprises

Edited By Judith Schönsteiner, Markus Krajewski Copyright 2025
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

This book presents case studies on the human rights performance of state-owned enterprises from four Latin American and three European countries, as well as foreign investments by Chinese state-owned enterprises on these continents. State-owned enterprises are considered among some of the worst perpetrators of contamination and corporate human rights violations around the globe, both domestically... Read more

1. Introduction

Judith Schönsteiner and Markus Krajewski

 

2. PEMEX and human rights: A case study of Mexico’s largest state-owned enterprise

Humberto Cantú Rivera

 

3. Human rights and environmental sustainability in the Ecuadorian National Mining Company ENAMI EP

María José Luque Macías

 

4. Regulation of state-owned enterprises (SOE) in Brazil in relation to human rights

Victória Vitti de Laurentiz and Danielle Anne Pamplona

 

5. Chile: Due diligence and financial inclusion policies in the state-owned Banco Estado

Macarena Contreras Soto, Francisco Sánchez Lay and Judith Schönsteiner

 

6. State-owned enterprises and human rights in Finland

Mikko Rajavuori and Juho Saloranta

 

7. Human rights responsibilities of state-owned companies in Germany: Development cooperation and sustainability financing as case studies

Markus Krajewski and Tina Brosi

 

8. A review of the regulatory framework relating to human rights and environmental concerns for state-owned enterprises in France

Mihaela Maria Barnes

 

9. Chinese state-owned companies and investment in Latin America and Europe

Larry Catá Backer (白 轲)

 

10. Preliminary conclusions and prospects for further research

Judith Schönsteiner and Markus Krajewski

Biography

Judith Schönsteiner is a full professor at the Universidad Diego Portales, Chile.

Markus Krajewski is a professor at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg and holds the chair in public law and public international law.