Title: Corporations And Transnational Human Rights Litigation (Human Rights Law in Perspective)
First published: December 30, 2004
Description: 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.
Subjects: Human rights, Environmental responsibility, Torts (International law), Aliens, Economic development, Environmental aspects, Jurisdiction (International law), International business enterprises, Tort liability of corporations