In answer to increasing public concern from one side of to the other the accountability of transnational corporations (TNCs) for violations of human rights in the states in which they operate.

In answer to increasing public concern from one side of to the other the accountability of transnational corporations (TNCs) for violations of human rights in the states in which they operate, sways corporations and NGOs have promot the disentanglement and implementation of voluntary self-regulatory regimes. However, TNC practices in subordination to these regimes call into question their adequacy and effectiveness in preventing complicity in egregious violations of human rights from corporations operating in conflict surface bounded by parallel circles s and repressive regimes. This article reviews and assesses the language, human rights contented and compliance mechanisms of the voluntary policies and/or digests developed by a number of corporations, industry form into groupss intergovernmental organizations and ...