Transnational Corporations and Human Rights: Overcoming Barriers to Judicial Remedy

ISBN-13: 9781316648803 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 250 str.

Gwynne L. Skinner; Rachel Chambers; Sarah McGrath

Opis

This account of business-related human rights violations details the barriers victims face when seeking remedies and offers policy solutions.

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Rise of Transnational Corporations, Impact on Human Rights, and Victims' Rights to Remedy; 1. Growth and Structure of Transnational Corporations; 2. Victims' Rights to Remedy for Business-Related Human Rights Violations; 3. Barriers to Judicial Remedies in Host Countries; 4. Limits on Subject Matter Jurisdiction over International Human Rights Violations; 5. Limited Liability of Parent Corporations; 6. Lack of in Personam Jurisdiction over Transnational Corporations and their Affiliates; Part II. Legal Barriers to Remedy and How to Overcome Them; 7. Overcoming Legal Barriers to Remedy; 8. Overcoming Other Barriers to Remedy; Conclusion.