KDEC 9235 - Transboundary Corporate Liability

This course examines an emerging constellation of norms that addresses corporate due diligence respecting violations of human rights and labour and environmental law. This constellation encompasses domestic private law, particularly the law of civil liability; public international law relating to human and labour rights and environmental protection; the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and corporate due diligence legislation adopted in response to these principles; as well as an array of structures and processes of transnational law designed to generate, implement, and enforce labour, human rights, and environmental standards for corporations. The course addresses doctrinal and theoretical literature in order to explore the emerging normative constellation for transboundary corporate liability and to subject it to critical analysis.

Jaye ELLIS

Séminaire

English

Regular attendance, engagement in class discussions, required readings plus additional readings as appropriate to better understand required texts and to deepen understanding of issues and problems addressed in class.

Autumn 2024-2025

Two short written texts addressing, respectively, doctrinal and theoretical dimensions of transnational corporate due diligence law.

Seminar: short lectures to provide background, introduce topics, and set up discussions and exercises. Guided discussions in class and in small groups.