Accountability, International Business Operations and the Law

Providing Justice for Corporate Human Rights Violations in Global Value Chains

Cedric Ryngaert editor Liesbeth Enneking editor Ivo Giesen editor Anne-Jetske Schaap editor Lucas Roorda editor Francois Kristen editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc

Published:18th Dec '19

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A consensus has emerged that corporations have societal and environmental responsibilities when operating transnationally. However, how exactly corporations can be held legally accountable for their transgressions, if at all, is less clear.

This volume inquires how regulatory tools stemming from international law, public law, and private law may or may not be used for transnational corporate accountability purposes. Attention is devoted to applicable standards of liability, institutional and jurisdictional issues, and practical challenges, with a focus on ways to improve the existing legal status quo. In addition, there is consideration of the extent to which non-legal regulatory instruments may complement or provide more viable alternatives to these legal mechanisms. The book combines legaldoctrinal approaches with comparative, interdisciplinary, and policy insights with the dual aim of furthering the legal scholarly debate on these issues and enabling higher quality decision-making by policymakers seeking to implement regulatory measures that enhance corporate accountability in this context. Through its study of contemporary developments in legislation and case law, it provides a timely and important contribution to the scholarly and sociopolitical debate in the fastevolving field of international corporate social responsibility and accountability.

ISBN: 9780815356837

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Weight: 453g

302 pages