Multinational Human Rights Litigation in the UK: A Retrospective

• Autores: Richard Meeran
• Localización: Business and Human Rights Journal, ISSN 2057-0198, ISSN-e 2057-0201, Vol. 6, Nº. 2, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Special Issue on “BHR Landscape after 10 years of the UNGPs: An Assessment”), págs. 255-269
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article provides an overview of the key features of multinational human rights litigation in the United Kingdom, including the development of a tort-based parent company duty of care, the principles relating to forum non conveniens and applicable law and other key procedural and practical barriers to victims’ access to justice. The article highlights some of the actual and perceived limitations of litigation. It also considers the concurrent development of and mutually reinforcing relationship between MNC tort litigation and the field of Business & Human Rights.