Human Rights Issues in Tourism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781138491069)

Atsuko Hashimoto is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Tourism Studies at Brock University, Canada. Her research focuses on sociocultural, cross-cultural and human aspects of tourism, human rights and equity issues in tourism development, and issues in sustainable tourism development in rural areas. She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of British Columbia, Canada, and an MSc and PhD in Tourism Development and Management from the University of Surrey, UK. She has also worked for Tourism Canada (now Destination Canada) at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. She taught at the University of Luton (now University of Bedfordshire, UK) in the Department of Tourism and Leisure Studies before immigrating to Canada to take up a position at Brock University.

Elif H舐ken, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Business Law at Linkoping University in Sweden. She has a background in international and comparative law with an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from Tulane University, USA, as well as a doctorate degree in private law from Gothenburg University, Sweden. She is licensed to practice law in Sweden and the state of New York. She holds a National Committee on Accreditation Certificate of Qualification in Canadian Law. Dr. H舐ken has published articles in tourism and legal journals in subjects ranging from child sex tourism to human rights, supply chain management and corporate social responsibility/corporate criminal liability. She has been responsible for a course in Tourism and Hospitality Law at the post-graduate level and was a member of the advisory board of the MSc of Tourism and Hospitality Management Program at Gothenburg University. She contributed as a Global Study Partner to the 2016 ECPAT Global Study on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism.

Edward Nkyi is a Director at The Salvation Army Northumberland (Cobourg and Port Hope) Community and Family Services in Ontario, Canada. Edward has research interests in tourism, human rights, human security, international development and political economy. He holds an MA in Political Science from Brock University, Canada, and an LL.M. in Human Rights and Criminology from the University of Hull, UK. In addition, he has a BA in Political Science from the University of Ghana.