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Human Rights and Business

Final Paper

 

Your final paper (20%) of 8-10 pages will be a case study of a human rights violation and a particular business (practice). The topic is of your own choosing with consultation from your professor.

Topic: Relationship between Multinational Corporation (take Apple company for instance) and human rights.

 

In writing the final paper, keep in mind the following:

· The overarching question: What does your paper illuminate about the relationship between human rights and business?

· Keep your introduction and conclusion in your own voice

· Include a clear thesis statement and plan for the paper

· Briefly introduce your case study(ies) and the concepts you will be discussion (failed states, CSR, etc)

· Lay out the questions you will be exploring

· All other paragraphs of the paper besides intro and conclusion should include at least quote or citation of your outside research or course readings. This grounds your analysis in the evidence and body of scholarship

· You'll want to have a range of sources (academic articles, books, newspaper coverage, NGO reports) to give a broad picture.

· A possible outline

· Your first section could define and discuss your terms and concepts (MNCs, failed states, CSR, etc)

· Your second section could introduce your case studies

· Third section could be your analysis (comparison, using the concepts to explain the case study, etc)

· You can be normative (the shoulds and musts) but ONLY in your conclusion! What should be done about the human rights violations/business practices your described?

· Include a bibliography (MLA )

· Font 12, times new roman, and spell-checked

· 1” margins 

· Please save your paper as: NAME  FINAL PAPER . Doc