Jurisdiction by Necessity and the Regulation of the Transnational Corporate Actor

This article examines the feasibility of using the jurisdiction by necessity doctrine to promote the accountability of transnational corporations (TNCs) for extraterritorial human and environmental rights abuses committed in developing countries with weak accountability mechanisms. Under the doctrin...

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Main Author: Chilenye Nwapi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2014-02-01
Series:Utrecht Journal of International and European Law
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Online Access:http://www.utrechtjournal.org/article/view/67