Human Rights in Business : Removal of Barriers to Access to Justice in the European Union.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Judicial remedies: The issue of jurisdiction -- 1.1 Overview -- 1.2 Impact of international human rights law on jurisdiction in private international law -- 1.2.1 Introduction -- 1.2.2 Human rights in private litigation -- 1.2.3 International human rights law and jurisdiction in private international law -- 1.3 Jurisdiction in private international law in Europe and the US -- 1.3.1 Introduction -- 1.3.2 The European approach: the Brussels I Regulation -- 1.3.2.1 Scope of application -- 1.3.2.2 Rules on jurisdiction -- 1.3.2.3 Policy debate regarding the reform of the Brussels I Regulation -- 1.3.3 The US approach to jurisdiction -- 1.3.3.1 Doctrines that may limit access to US courts in transnational cases -- 1.3.3.2 The Alien Tort Statute: presumption against extraterritoriality and personal jurisdiction -- 1.3.3.3 Further doctrines that may limit access to US courts in transnational cases -- 1.3.3.4 Litigating torts in state courts and/or under state law -- 1.3.4 Comparing the EU and US approach to jurisdiction in private international law -- 1.4 Residual jurisdiction in Europe -- 1.4.1 Introduction -- 1.4.2 Forum necessitatis -- 1.4.3 Joining of defendants -- 1.4.4 Pursuing civil remedies through criminal jurisdiction -- 1.5 Conclusions and recommendations -- 2 Judicial remedies: The issue of applicable law -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Legal context -- 2.2.1 Foreign direct liability and beyond -- 2.2.2 Private international law and extraterritoriality -- 2.2.3 Discussion -- 2.3 Applicable law -- 2.3.1 Rome II Regulation: general rule -- 2.3.2 Rome II Regulation: special rule on environmental damage -- 2.3.3 Rome II Regulation: relevant exceptions -- 2.3.3.1 Overriding mandatory provisions -- 2.3.3.2 Rules of safety and conduct.

2.3.3.3 Public policy -- 2.3.4 Discussion -- 2.4 Procedural rules and practical circumstances -- 2.4.1 General observations -- 2.4.2 The financing of claims, collective redress and access to evidence -- 2.4.3 Role of Article 6 ECHR -- 2.4.4 Discussion -- 2.5 Conclusions and recommendations -- 3 Non-judicial remedies: Company-based grievance mechanisms and international arbitration -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Context of research -- 3.1.2 Research interest -- 3.1.3 Definitions and methodology -- 3.2 Case studies on company-based grievance mechanisms -- 3.2.1 Siemens AG -- 3.2.1.1 General description of the company and its grievance mechanism -- 3.2.1.2 Evaluation of the mechanism along the established criteria -- 3.2.1.3 Concluding remarks -- 3.2.2 Statoil -- 3.2.2.1 General description of the company and its grievance mechanism -- 3.2.2.2 Evaluation of the mechanism along the established criteria -- 3.2.2.3 Concluding remarks -- 3.3 Case study on the potential of the arbitration mechanism: Permanent Court of Arbitration -- 3.3.1 General description and functioning of the Permanent Court of Arbitration -- 3.3.2 Evaluation of the mechanism along the established criteria -- 3.3.2.1 Legitimacy -- 3.3.2.2 Accessibility and predictability -- 3.3.2.3 Transparency and a source of continuous learning -- 3.3.2.4 Rights-compatibility -- 3.3.3 Concluding remarks -- 3.4 Conclusions and recommendations -- Annex: list of interview partners -- 4 Corporate responsibility to respect human rights vis-�a-vis legal duty of care -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Legal context -- 4.2.1 Implementing the UN Guiding Principles -- 4.2.2 Following the general legal trend -- 4.3 Scenarios -- 4.3.1 Scenario I: access to evidence on control -- 4.3.1.1 Background -- 4.3.1.2 Description of Scenario I -- 4.3.1.3 Feasibility -- 4.3.1.4 Effectiveness.

4.3.2 Scenario II: rebuttable presumption of control -- 4.3.2.1 Background -- 4.3.2.2 Description of Scenario II -- 4.3.2.3 Feasibility -- 4.3.2.4 Effectiveness -- 4.3.3 Scenario III: statutory duty for a company to conduct human rights due diligence -- 4.3.3.1 Background -- 4.3.3.2 Description of Scenario III -- 4.3.3.3 Feasibility -- Conclusion -- Index.

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