Accountability of foreign companies for misconduct in conflict areas

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Accountability of foreign companies for misconduct in conflict areas

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Foreign businesses suffer damage when armed violence and disorder emerges in particular area. Several norms of international investment law, international humanitarian law and human rights law apply to the protection of assets of business or investments in conflict zones. However, apart from being a victim of armed conflict, foreign business actors can act illegally. In particular, there is an increase of cases of complicity with (for example trade in goods or payments of incendiary in exchange for non-destruction) or active support of non-state actors (rebel groups or even terrorist groups) in conflict zones. The contribution addresses legal consequences of these illicit activities of corporate actors in areas of armed conflict from the perspective of public international law. The aim is not to engage in the controversial question of international legal (non) personality of transnational companies (which might open a plethora of another avenues on how to hold them accountable for misconduct)* but rather to assess other legal means for limiting impunity of foreign companies which may be based on existing and less controversial legal grounds. Firstly, the contribution asks if misconduct of a foreign investor can lead to the loss of investment protection, both on level of substance (exceptions from protection) or procedure (clean hands principle, inadmissibility of the claim etc.). Secondly, the contribution assesses whether physical persons (officials and executives of foreign companies) can be held responsible under international criminal law for the conduct of foreign companies that are not criminally responsible (as natural persons) under international law (Article 28, par. b). Thirdly, the contribution explains when assets of foreign companies fuelling the conflict by supporting rebel groups can become a legal military target in the sense of international human rights law.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Accountability of foreign companies for misconduct in conflict areas

Popis výsledku anglicky

Foreign businesses suffer damage when armed violence and disorder emerges in particular area. Several norms of international investment law, international humanitarian law and human rights law apply to the protection of assets of business or investments in conflict zones. However, apart from being a victim of armed conflict, foreign business actors can act illegally. In particular, there is an increase of cases of complicity with (for example trade in goods or payments of incendiary in exchange for non-destruction) or active support of non-state actors (rebel groups or even terrorist groups) in conflict zones. The contribution addresses legal consequences of these illicit activities of corporate actors in areas of armed conflict from the perspective of public international law. The aim is not to engage in the controversial question of international legal (non) personality of transnational companies (which might open a plethora of another avenues on how to hold them accountable for misconduct)* but rather to assess other legal means for limiting impunity of foreign companies which may be based on existing and less controversial legal grounds. Firstly, the contribution asks if misconduct of a foreign investor can lead to the loss of investment protection, both on level of substance (exceptions from protection) or procedure (clean hands principle, inadmissibility of the claim etc.). Secondly, the contribution assesses whether physical persons (officials and executives of foreign companies) can be held responsible under international criminal law for the conduct of foreign companies that are not criminally responsible (as natural persons) under international law (Article 28, par. b). Thirdly, the contribution explains when assets of foreign companies fuelling the conflict by supporting rebel groups can become a legal military target in the sense of international human rights law.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50501 - Law

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

Naděje právní vědy 2020

ISBN

978-80-261-1007-1

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

24

Strana od-do

879-893

Název nakladatele

Západočeská univerzita v Plzni

Místo vydání

Plzeň

Místo konání akce

Plzeň

Datum konání akce

27. 11. 2020

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

EUR - Evropská akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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