Cover; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; 1. The corporation: a good tool but a bad master; 2. Corporations behaving well: voluntary strategies; 3. The state and the multinational corporation: the investment relationship; 4. Extra-territorial legislation and corporate liability; 5. Corporate criminal liability for extra-territorial harms; 6. Bringing the TNC under the jurisdiction of international law: theory and principles; 7. Bringing the TNC under the jurisdiction of international law: institutional avenues; 8. The global firm and the environment
9. The International Court of Justice as a global court of appealConclusion; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Transnational Corporations and International Law provides a comprehensive overview of existing laws and principles aimed at regulating the international behaviour of transnational corporations (TNCs). Alice de Jonge highlights the inadequacies and possibilities inherent in the current regulatory network and also outlines a theoretical framework for bringing TNCs more comprehensively under the coverage of internationally-agreed standards of behaviour. The book then explores institutional avenues for bringing TNCs to account when such standards are breached. The author also provides a unique per
