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Human Rights in Business : Removal of Barriers to Access to Justice in the European Union.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rubio, Juan José Álvarez.
Other Authors: Yiannibas, Katerina.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Notes on contributors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Judicial remedies: The issue of jurisdiction
  • 1.1 Overview
  • 1.2 Impact of international human rights law on jurisdiction in private international law
  • 1.2.1 Introduction
  • 1.2.2 Human rights in private litigation
  • 1.2.3 International human rights law and jurisdiction in private international law
  • 1.3 Jurisdiction in private international law in Europe and the US
  • 1.3.1 Introduction
  • 1.3.2 The European approach: the Brussels I Regulation
  • 1.3.2.1 Scope of application
  • 1.3.2.2 Rules on jurisdiction
  • 1.3.2.3 Policy debate regarding the reform of the Brussels I Regulation
  • 1.3.3 The US approach to jurisdiction
  • 1.3.3.1 Doctrines that may limit access to US courts in transnational cases
  • 1.3.3.2 The Alien Tort Statute: presumption against extraterritoriality and personal jurisdiction
  • 1.3.3.3 Further doctrines that may limit access to US courts in transnational cases
  • 1.3.3.4 Litigating torts in state courts and/or under state law
  • 1.3.4 Comparing the EU and US approach to jurisdiction in private international law
  • 1.4 Residual jurisdiction in Europe
  • 1.4.1 Introduction
  • 1.4.2 Forum necessitatis
  • 1.4.3 Joining of defendants
  • 1.4.4 Pursuing civil remedies through criminal jurisdiction
  • 1.5 Conclusions and recommendations
  • 2 Judicial remedies: The issue of applicable law
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Legal context
  • 2.2.1 Foreign direct liability and beyond
  • 2.2.2 Private international law and extraterritoriality
  • 2.2.3 Discussion
  • 2.3 Applicable law
  • 2.3.1 Rome II Regulation: general rule
  • 2.3.2 Rome II Regulation: special rule on environmental damage
  • 2.3.3 Rome II Regulation: relevant exceptions
  • 2.3.3.1 Overriding mandatory provisions
  • 2.3.3.2 Rules of safety and conduct.
  • 2.3.3.3 Public policy
  • 2.3.4 Discussion
  • 2.4 Procedural rules and practical circumstances
  • 2.4.1 General observations
  • 2.4.2 The financing of claims, collective redress and access to evidence
  • 2.4.3 Role of Article 6 ECHR
  • 2.4.4 Discussion
  • 2.5 Conclusions and recommendations
  • 3 Non-judicial remedies: Company-based grievance mechanisms and international arbitration
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.1.1 Context of research
  • 3.1.2 Research interest
  • 3.1.3 Definitions and methodology
  • 3.2 Case studies on company-based grievance mechanisms
  • 3.2.1 Siemens AG
  • 3.2.1.1 General description of the company and its grievance mechanism
  • 3.2.1.2 Evaluation of the mechanism along the established criteria
  • 3.2.1.3 Concluding remarks
  • 3.2.2 Statoil
  • 3.2.2.1 General description of the company and its grievance mechanism
  • 3.2.2.2 Evaluation of the mechanism along the established criteria
  • 3.2.2.3 Concluding remarks
  • 3.3 Case study on the potential of the arbitration mechanism: Permanent Court of Arbitration
  • 3.3.1 General description and functioning of the Permanent Court of Arbitration
  • 3.3.2 Evaluation of the mechanism along the established criteria
  • 3.3.2.1 Legitimacy
  • 3.3.2.2 Accessibility and predictability
  • 3.3.2.3 Transparency and a source of continuous learning
  • 3.3.2.4 Rights-compatibility
  • 3.3.3 Concluding remarks
  • 3.4 Conclusions and recommendations
  • Annex: list of interview partners
  • 4 Corporate responsibility to respect human rights vis-à-vis legal duty of care
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Legal context
  • 4.2.1 Implementing the UN Guiding Principles
  • 4.2.2 Following the general legal trend
  • 4.3 Scenarios
  • 4.3.1 Scenario I: access to evidence on control
  • 4.3.1.1 Background
  • 4.3.1.2 Description of Scenario I
  • 4.3.1.3 Feasibility
  • 4.3.1.4 Effectiveness.
  • 4.3.2 Scenario II: rebuttable presumption of control
  • 4.3.2.1 Background
  • 4.3.2.2 Description of Scenario II
  • 4.3.2.3 Feasibility
  • 4.3.2.4 Effectiveness
  • 4.3.3 Scenario III: statutory duty for a company to conduct human rights due diligence
  • 4.3.3.1 Background
  • 4.3.3.2 Description of Scenario III
  • 4.3.3.3 Feasibility
  • Conclusion
  • Index.

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