Book 2004

Corporations And Transnational Human Rights Litigation (Human Rights Law in Perspective)

Publisher: Hart Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 2004

Human rights
Environmental responsibility
Torts (International law)
Aliens
Economic development
Environmental aspects
Jurisdiction (International law)
Tort liability of corporations

Since the mid-1980s litigants have been exploring ways of holding multinational corporations liable for offshore human rights abuses in the courts of the company's home state. This study examines these developments and the procedural arguments which havebeen used to block litigation.