Corporate accountability for human rights violations amounting to international crimes : the status quo and its challenges

Assessment of historical and contemporary criminal and civil case law directed against individual corporate officers or companies - the nature of corporate involvement in international crimes - cooperation with military regimes and dictatorships - national and international enforcement mechanisms ar...

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Published in:Journal of international criminal justice 2010-07, Vol.8 (3), p.699-724
Main Authors: Kaleck, Wolfgang, Saage-Maass, Miriam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
COMPANIES
Crime
Criminal justice
Criminal law
CRIMINAL LIABILITY
HUMAN RIGHTS
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Summary:Assessment of historical and contemporary criminal and civil case law directed against individual corporate officers or companies - the nature of corporate involvement in international crimes - cooperation with military regimes and dictatorships - national and international enforcement mechanisms are insufficient - normative and practical reasons for lack of corporate accountability.
ISSN:1478-1387
1478-1395
DOI:10.1093/jicj/mqq043