The Corporate Civil Liability in the Canadian Legal System
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Abstract
The paper aims to analyse the judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada in Nevsun case in which it offers a possible direct remedy for violations of fundamental human rights enshrined in customary international law by corporations. This decision is reflective of a new development in the growing wave of civil liability suits in many domestic jurisdictions of Western States to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights violations and environmental damages.
Keywords
- corporations
- human rights
- customary international law
- jus cogens
- civil liability
- direct remedy for breach of customary international law