Corporations and transnational human rights litigation /

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

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Joseph, Sarah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford [England] ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2004.
Colección:Human rights law in perspective ; v. 4.
Temas:
Human rights.
Jurisdiction (International law)
Torts (International law)
Noncitizens > United States.
Environmental responsibility.
Economic development > Environmental aspects.
Human Rights
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Juridiction (Droit international)
Responsabilité civile (Droit international)
Étrangers > Droit > États-Unis.
Responsabilité environnementale.
Développement économique > Aspect de l'environnement.
Immigrants clandestins > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Noncitizens
Economic development > Environmental aspects
Environmental responsibility
Human rights
Mensenrechten.
Ondernemingen.
Processen (rechtspraak)
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Alien Tort Claims Act; 3 Other Jurisdictional Bases in the US; 4 Procedural Obstacles in the US; 5 A New Front The Nike Case; 6 Transnational Human Rights Litigation in Other Countries; 7 Parent Corporation Liability in Transnational Human Rights Cases; 8 Conclusion; Appendix Table of Selected Cases; Index.

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