Multinational corporations and human rights violations

Purpose – The article aims to reflect the present legal position in regard to the upsurging human rights violations by powerful multinational corporations in India and the need of controlling it. This is one area of law which needs to be addressed at the earliest, at an international level by many stake-holders such as companies, legislature, judges, human rights activists and students. Design/methodology/approach – Doctrinaire research methodology using secondary sources. Findings – Human rights violations in corporate arena is upsurging. Lack of good governance mechanisms and vigilances are reasons. Progressive laws are sought at both international and national which can maintain the balance between international and national endeavours to control such issues. Originality/value – This is not much highlighted issue and hence is updated to various legislations across the world which talks about this issue.