Document Type
Perspective
Publication Title
Emory Corp. Governance & Accountability Rev. Perspectives
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Abstract
In this Perspective, Madeline Kahn addresses the United States' role in the ability of transnational corporations ('TNCs') to evade responsibility for human rights violations. An examination of international and domestic legislation reveals that the United States is not very committed to enforcing human rights law against TNCs. Kahn's Perspective explains that there is no international law that applies directly to corporations, as the UN lacks the jurisdiction to enforce it. Domestic law does not serve to protect human rights against TNCS either. She looks at one case in particular, Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, as an example of how severely outdated domestic law fails to provide justice to victims of TNC abuses. Kahn concludes with the notion that the United States should be a part of creating and enforcing an international treaty in an effort to stop TNCs human rights abuses and offer victims a venue for justice.
First Page
2025
Volume
3
Recommended Citation
Madeline Kahn,
Enforcement of Human Rights against Transnational Corporations: How Much Does the United States Really Care?,
3
Emory Corp. Governance & Accountability Rev. Perspectives
2025
(2016).
Available at:
https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/ecgar-perspectives/31