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Jumat, 13 Agustus 2010
Research Customary International Humanitarian Law Online
The International Committee of the Red Cross study on Customary International Humanitarian Law is now available online. For commentary, check out today's post by Diane Amann over at IntLawGrrls.
Rabu, 30 Desember 2009
Lesbian soldier inching to asylum in Canada
This human rights case is one to watch: Lesbian soldier inching to asylum in Canada by Amy Senier on December 30, 2009 at IntLawGrrls: voices on international law, policy, practice.
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Rabu, 11 November 2009
Toward Global Corporate Citizenship: Reframing Foreign Direct Investment Law
I have posted the most recent draft of my article Toward Global Corporate Citizenship: Reframing Foreign Direct Investment Law on the Social Science Research Network.
Globalization in the form of foreign direct investment has not lived up to its promise to promote prosperity around the world. Many of the anticipated benefits to developing countries and their citizens have yet to materialize. True, laws promoting foreign direct investment contribute to technology transfer, increased tax revenues, and other economic benefits. However, existing laws are lax, one-sided, or limited in scope. They allow transnational corporations to cause harms like property damage, personal injury, and significant environmental damage. Insufficient protections and limited avenues for redress encourage transnational corporations to chase profits with limited concern for consequences.
I argue that modern foreign direct investment law is a vestige of the colonial era during which early forms of transnational corporations emerged. Unlike international trade law and despite the dramatic developments of the twentieth century, foreign direct investment law remains largely unchanged. Due to a lack of political will, prior multilateral efforts to implement comprehensive foreign direct investment law reforms have been largely unsuccessful. However, in recent years, growing political will has emerged under the umbrella of Global Corporate Citizenship and related movements. In this article, I posit that Global Corporate Citizenship is an opportunity to reframe and reform foreign direct investment law.
This article is part of a larger project on Law and Global Corporate Citizenship in which I analyze ways to reform the regulation of transnational corporations. In this series of articles, I identify gaps in the international and domestic regulation of transnational corporations, explore reasons for these gaps, set out a mandatory Global Corporate Citizenship framework for more comprehensive regulation, and develop proposals for the implementation of this framework.
I blogged about this article previously at IntLawGrrls on September 6, 2009 under the title Global corporate citizens & foreign investment.
Globalization in the form of foreign direct investment has not lived up to its promise to promote prosperity around the world. Many of the anticipated benefits to developing countries and their citizens have yet to materialize. True, laws promoting foreign direct investment contribute to technology transfer, increased tax revenues, and other economic benefits. However, existing laws are lax, one-sided, or limited in scope. They allow transnational corporations to cause harms like property damage, personal injury, and significant environmental damage. Insufficient protections and limited avenues for redress encourage transnational corporations to chase profits with limited concern for consequences.
I argue that modern foreign direct investment law is a vestige of the colonial era during which early forms of transnational corporations emerged. Unlike international trade law and despite the dramatic developments of the twentieth century, foreign direct investment law remains largely unchanged. Due to a lack of political will, prior multilateral efforts to implement comprehensive foreign direct investment law reforms have been largely unsuccessful. However, in recent years, growing political will has emerged under the umbrella of Global Corporate Citizenship and related movements. In this article, I posit that Global Corporate Citizenship is an opportunity to reframe and reform foreign direct investment law.
This article is part of a larger project on Law and Global Corporate Citizenship in which I analyze ways to reform the regulation of transnational corporations. In this series of articles, I identify gaps in the international and domestic regulation of transnational corporations, explore reasons for these gaps, set out a mandatory Global Corporate Citizenship framework for more comprehensive regulation, and develop proposals for the implementation of this framework.
I blogged about this article previously at IntLawGrrls on September 6, 2009 under the title Global corporate citizens & foreign investment.
Minggu, 06 September 2009
Guest Blogging on IntLawGrrls
I am guest blogging over at IntLawGrrls. IntLawGrrls is a fabulous blog that brings together the voices of women who teach and work in international law, policy, and practice. I am thrilled and honored to have this opportunity to join this amazing group of women. The welcome post by Diane Marie Amann is here. My first guest post today is on global corporate citizens and foreign direct investment. My second guest post today is about Mary Church Terrell, who I chose as my IntLawGrrls foremother.
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