Multinational corporations do not qualify to act as moral agents withi

QUESTION

Multinational corporations do not qualify to act as moral agents within the framework of rights theories.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

ANSWER

FALSE
Within the framework of a theory of rights, certain people or institutions are obligated to provide benefits or services that secure the rights of others. Such obligations also fall upon more than one class of moral agent (a moral agent is any person or institution that is capable of moral action such as a government or corporation).