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Accountability, International Business Operations, and the Law : Providing Justice for Corporate Human Rights Violations in Global Value Chains by Liesbeth F. H. Enneking, Ivo Giesen, A. L. M. Schaap, Cedric Ryngaert, F. G. H. Kristen, Lucas Roorda is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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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 legal-doctrinal 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

Author

Liesbeth F. H. Enneking, Ivo Giesen, A. L. M. Schaap, Cedric Ryngaert, F. G. H. Kristen, Lucas Roorda

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781351127134