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This book examines the civil liabilities of corporations for torts and breaches of international and human rights law. It illustrates how legal principles, such as the duty of care, can be applied to promote corporate accountability and resolve human rights abuses issues.
This second volume examines laws relating to the civil liabilities of corporations and states in connection with torts or other breaches of international law and human rights law. It illustrates how particular legal principles or rules can be applied or developed to promote corporate accountability, with legal duties that arise under tort law or statutory law. Businesses operate within particular legal regulatory regimes and also within the framework of obligations imposed in tort law. Such laws aim to shape or constrain behaviour for the protection of others in society. There are also environmental protection laws which aim to prevent the release of noxious or hazardous substances, and occupational health and safety laws for the protection of employees. The law of negligence in tort imposes general obligations on persons to take reasonable care to prevent harm to others in circumstances where there is a duty of care. Companies, as legal persons, are required to comply with such legal obligations.
The book looks at the role of courts in upholding human rights obligations and providing a forum to resolve corporate human rights abuses issues. If the state does not regulate a specific issue of corporate human rights violations, then the court will address any lacuna in the domestic law by having recourse to (I) rules of international law; (II) general principles of international human rights law; (III) general principles of human rights law common to the major legal systems of the world; (IV) general principles of law that is in agreement with the fundamental requirements of rule of law, and the protection of human dignity and justice; and (V) the general principle of a duty of care (tort of negligence). The book will help lawyers, scholars, and students to see how corporate human rights violations can involve multiple legal principles.
American politics is a paradox of cynicism and adulation. This book explains the system’s complex inner workings through the “four Ps”: Philosophy, Pragmatism, Personality, and Profit—the constant clash between high ideals and self-interest.
The Collectio Avellana is an exceptional documentary collection from antiquity. This volume is the first to reconstruct its history, using a new approach to offer fresh hypotheses on the compilation’s origins, its author, and how it took shape.
Over the course of eighteen chapters, this title engages with a range of social justice and legal education themes, including clinical legal education, innocence projects, access to justice, cause lawyering, LGBTQ identities, and sustainability in law schools.
Critical Race Theory is skeptical of racial justice in the courtroom. Yet the guilty verdicts in the Floyd and Arbery cases offer a challenge to that view. This book uncovers how these landmark convictions were won and asks what they mean for America.
Crisis is the essence of labour law. As the COVID-19 pandemic creates a new reality, this volume critically reflects on the discipline. Using philosophical, sociological, and economic insights, it asks new questions to reconcile the past with the future of labour law.
Unlock the value of your intellectual property. Experts use in-depth case studies to reveal how companies profit from patent licensing, strategic litigation, and M&A. An essential guide for business leaders and IP law professionals navigating today’s competitive landscape.
This book challenges prevailing narratives by refashioning gender identity as a belief. This reframing protects the conflicting rights of women, children, and LGB people, as well as the right of people to express a gender identity incongruent with their sex.
The sharing economy’s use of digital technology blurs traditional economic roles, but the legal framework is unable to cope. This book highlights where new regulations are required, with a focus on the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, British and Brazilian contexts.
Latin America’s democratic process struggles to protect citizens’ rights due to weak institutions. This book presents minutes from the Inter-American Fundamental Rights Conference, exploring the consolidation of democracy, impeachment, freedom of information, and due process.
A practical, case-based guide to the legal and ethical issues in modern healthcare. Explore real controversies in medical malpractice, health reform, and ethical dilemmas like reproductive and end-of-life care. Essential for students and professionals in law and medicine.
This book establishes a novel duty of care for corporate human rights violations and environmental damages. It examines how tort law can provide accountability for victims and proposes a new international court to effectively interpret and enforce the corporate duty of care.
This book argues that the rule of law does not stand alone; ethics and integrity are the lifeblood of all legal and governance systems. It explores how to overcome deficiencies in our legal systems and demonstrates how this approach can lead to more effective governance.
