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Menno T. Kamminga and Saman Zia Zarifi (eds.), Liability of Multinational Corporations under International Law

Menno T. Kamminga and Saman Zia Zarifi (eds.), Liability of Multinational Corporations under... Nordic Journal of International Law 71: 439–442, 2002. 439 Book Review Menno T. Kamminga and Saman Zia-Zarifi (eds.), Liability of Multinational Corporations under International Law . Kluwer Law International, The Hague, 2000, xxii + 408 pages. The main concern for many of the contributors to this volume is with the corporate impact on human rights and environment in the developing world. The editorial focus is clear: human rights violations committed either directly by multinationals or in collusion with abusive host governments need to be addressed by binding regulation. The book is therefore clearly struc- tured into sections allocated to respectively international and domestic regulatory approaches, and maintains a sceptical tone in regard of corporate voluntarism. The Narrow and the Broader Human Rights Case to Business The understanding of what business has to do with human rights is amenable to two ap- proaches. One is narrowly ‘legalistic’ and looks to ensure that transnational corporations (TNCs) do not violate human rights. Indeed, the seminar on which the book is based looked into ‘the possible role of international law in controlling and limiting the abuse of human rights by the global operations of such private entities [TNCs]’ (p. vi). The other http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nordic Journal of International Law Brill

Menno T. Kamminga and Saman Zia Zarifi (eds.), Liability of Multinational Corporations under International Law

Nordic Journal of International Law , Volume 71 (3): 439 – Jan 1, 2002

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Brill
Copyright
© 2002 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0902-7351
eISSN
1571-8107
DOI
10.1163/157181002100376071
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Nordic Journal of International Law 71: 439–442, 2002. 439 Book Review Menno T. Kamminga and Saman Zia-Zarifi (eds.), Liability of Multinational Corporations under International Law . Kluwer Law International, The Hague, 2000, xxii + 408 pages. The main concern for many of the contributors to this volume is with the corporate impact on human rights and environment in the developing world. The editorial focus is clear: human rights violations committed either directly by multinationals or in collusion with abusive host governments need to be addressed by binding regulation. The book is therefore clearly struc- tured into sections allocated to respectively international and domestic regulatory approaches, and maintains a sceptical tone in regard of corporate voluntarism. The Narrow and the Broader Human Rights Case to Business The understanding of what business has to do with human rights is amenable to two ap- proaches. One is narrowly ‘legalistic’ and looks to ensure that transnational corporations (TNCs) do not violate human rights. Indeed, the seminar on which the book is based looked into ‘the possible role of international law in controlling and limiting the abuse of human rights by the global operations of such private entities [TNCs]’ (p. vi). The other

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