Shortcomings and Disadvantages of Existing Legal Mechanisms to Hold Multinational Corporations Accountable for Human Rights Violations

• Autores: Nicolás Zambrana Tévar
• Localización: Cuadernos de derecho transnacional, ISSN-e 1989-4570, Vol. 4, Nº. 2, 2012, págs. 398-410
• Idioma: español
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  • español

    Este artículo enumera las principales razones por las que las Empresas Multinacionales son una amenaza para los derechos humanos, así como para otros derechos muy importantes, individuales y colectivos. El artículo llama entonces la atención sobre los defectos y desventajas de los mecanismos existentes de protección de los derechos humanos frente a las Multinacionales.

  • English

    This paper lists the main reasons why Multinational Corporations (MNCs) pose a threat to human rights (HRs) as well as other very important rights of groups and individuals. The paper then draws attention to the shortcomings and disadvantages of existing HRs protection mechanisms vis à vis MNCs.

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