"A GlassHouse book." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Transitional states and the flag of convenience fishing industry / Darren Calley. Toward a multi-directional approach to corporate accountability / Youseph Farah -- Corporate complicity for human rights violations : using transnational civil and criminal litigation / Tara L. Van Ho -- Corporate accountability in the framework of the special representative on business and human rights / Geneviève Paul and Judith Schönsteiner -- Corporations and redress in transitional justice processes / Clara Sandoval and Gill Surfleet -- Legal options for addressing corporate accountability, reparations, and distributive justice needs in times of tansition / Nelson Camilo Sánchez -- Advancing the accountability of corporations for their impact on economic, social, and cultural rights : reflections on the use of the optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights / Sylvain Aubry -- Corporate accountability, a tough tool for transitional justice : a selective overview of the South African experience / Charles P. Abrahams -- International criminal law and transnational businesses : cases from Argentina and Colombia / Wolfgang Kaleck -- Another brick in the Uruguayan transition : financial complicity / Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky -- The legal framework for private investors in Kosovo : implications for environmental protection in a transitional economy / David M. Ong -- Transitional states and the flag of convenience fishing industry / Darren Calley.
Summary:
"Corporate Accountability in the Context of Transitional Justice explores the existing and possible links between these areas: investigating the treatment of corporate complicity in the area of transitional justice, as well as the utility of the latter for enhancing current approaches to corporate governance. The book is divided into three parts. The first provides an overview of the current law, and of trends in the legal and political discussion, relating to both of these areas. The papers contained in the second part of the book offer an in-depth analysis of the theoretical issues surrounding the role of corporate accountability in achieving the objectives of transitional justice. The final part of the book assesses the linking of transitional justice and corporate accountability through the discussion of particular problems and cases. The first sustained attempt to address this link, Corporate Accountability in the Context of Transitional Justice will be interest to scholars, practitioners, policymakers and activists working in the areas of transitional justice; corporate accountability; and business and human rights"-- Provided by publisher. "Breaking new ground in theorizing the linkages between the areas of transitional justice and corporate accountability, this book explores how corporations can be held accountable for their role in past human rights violations when a country is making a transition from conflict or repression to peace and democracy. It provides an an overview of the current trends in law and in legal and political discussion relating to both areas, as well as in-depth analysis of how tools of corporate accountability and transitional justice can complement each other in order to achieve the best outcomes for bringing justice. The authors bring extensive experience from diverse professional backgrounds and jurisdictions to provide the first sustained attempt to address this link"-- Provided by publisher.
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