Achieving Access to Justice in a Business and Human Rights Context. : An Assessment of Litigation and Regulatory Responses in European Civil-Law Countries

Achieving Access to Justice in a Business and Human Rights Context An Assessment of Litigation and Regulatory Responses in European Civil-Law Countries

Achieving Access to Justice in a Business and Human Rights Context explores the interplay between access to justice and business and human rights- a growing area of international human rights law- in European civil-law countries.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Rouas, Virginie, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London University of London Press 2022
London : 2022.
Colección:OBServing Law
Materias:
Human rights.
International business enterprises > Social aspects.
Access to justice, corporate accountability, Europe, France, Netherlands, human rights, business and human rights, human rights due diligence, civil-law countries, European law, law, MNE, multi-national enterprises, abuse, big business, oil spill
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009646439306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Setting the scene: access to justice and corporate accountability in Europe; 1. Introduction.
  • 2. Corporate accountability and access to justice in international and European legal frameworks.
  • 3. The rise of transnational litigation against multinational enterprises.
  • Part II. Suing multinational enterprises in Europe: comparing national experiences in civil law jurisdictions; 4. Civil litigation against multinational enterprises in France and the Netherlands.
  • 5. Criminal litigation against multinational enterprises in France and the Netherlands.
  • 6. Holding multinational enterprises liable in France and the Netherlands.
  • Part III. Future pathways for access to justice in business and human rights; 7. Achieving access to justice in Europe through mandatory due diligence legislation.
  • 8. Achieving access to justice through an international treaty on business and human rights.
  • 9. Conclusions

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