Corporate Responsability in Transnational Human Rights Cases. The U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Kiobel v. royal Dutch Petroleum

• Autores: Nerina Boschiero
• Localización: Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale, ISSN 0035-6174, Vol. 49, Nº. 2, 2013, págs. 249-292
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • I. Introduction on the "State of the Art" in Respect to Business-Human Rights Relationship. -II. The Questions of Corporate Liability and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction over Abuses Committed Abroad in the Kiobel Case. -III. The Governments Positions on Universal Civil Jurisdiction. -IV. Critical Evaluation of the European Union Member States' Arguments on the Extraterritorial Application of ATS. -V. Conclusion on the Exercise of Extraterritorial Civil Jurisdiction.- VI. Addendum: The April 17, 2013 Supreme Court's Decision.- VII. The Constraints in the ATS: A Comment.- VIII. After Kiobel.