Transnational Corporations on Trial: On the Threat to Human Rights Posed by European Companies in Latin America
Publication Series Writings on Democracy, Volume 4
Transnational Corporations on Trial
Shaping globalization at the policy level is one of the greatest challenges of our century. The Heinrich Böll Foundation commissioned this study in preparation for the EU – LAC Summit. The study analyses existing legal means of holding European transnational companies liable for extraterritorial human rights violations. The authors examine four representative legal cases against European companies in Latin America that revolve around problems typical in the region.
- There is also a Spanish version of this publication.
- This publication was elaborated within the framework of the cooperation-project „Handel-Entwicklung-Menschenrechte" of the Heinrich Böll Foundation (hbs), the Forschungs- und Dokumentationszentrum Chile-Lateinamerika (FDCL), and the Transnational Institute (TNI).
- This publication has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.