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It is a fact that states with a high corruption rate (or a high corruption perception) are at the same time those with … corruption and deficient human rights protection. This is in practical terms relevant, because the extant international norms … against corruption have so far yielded only modest success; their implementation could be improved with the help of human …
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Transnational Corporations are often accused by non-governmental organisations of ignoring fundamental democratic rights, such as civil liberties and political rights, in the countries of their investments. This paper attempts to explore empirically the complex relationship between foreign...
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The primary question that this research aims to answer is: how effective are the emergent norms and mechanisms to hold MNCs accountable for human rights violations, especially with regard to accountability for violations of economic, social and cultural rights in developing countries? The...
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Legal discourse on the status of Israeli settlers in the West Bank revolves almost exclusively on the (il)legality of the Israeli government's settlements project and its consequences as a matter of state responsibility. It often concludes that Israel must dismantle the settlements. The present...
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chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Overview of tax havens and international finance centres -- chapter 2 Offshore structures: accountability avoidance -- chapter 3 Beneficial ownership avoidance -- chapter 4 Tax avoidance and tax evasion -- chapter 5 The Isle of Man and the international human...
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More than half a century ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a set of standards and rights to institute global protections. State leaders believed that these international human rights were basic rights that all people deserved and needed. Over the years, new rights have grown from...
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This commentary to the 2008 Missouri Law Symposium, “Return to Missouri v. Holland: Federalism and International law,” critiques the intersystemic/pluralist framework as a tool for analyzing the process of international human rights norm diffusion. While I argue that intersystemic approaches...
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