Essays about: "Parent Company Liability"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Parent Company Liability.
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1. Parent Company Liability for Torts of Subsidiaries : A Comparative Study of Swedish and UK Company Law with Emphasis on Piercing the Corporate Veil and Implications for Victims of Torts and Human Rights Violations
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The gas leak disaster in Bhopal, India, in 1984 illustrates a situation of catastrophe and mass torts resulting in loss of life and health as well as environmental degradation. The Indian company Union Carbide India Limited, who owned and operated the chemical plant that caused the disaster, did not have sufficient assets to compensate the victims in contrast to its financially well-equipped US parent company Union Carbide Corporation. READ MORE
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2. The potential civil liability of innocent subsidiaries as a consequence of the notion of undertaking in EU Competition Law - an implication from the recent case Skanska
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : In EU Competition Law, the addressee of the prohibition indicated in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) is the undertaking. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has applied the notion of undertaking using an economic and functional approach, determining that undertaking, as a single economic entity, may consist with several separate legal entities, including natural and legal persons. READ MORE
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3. Bridging the Accountability Gap - A study of the civil liability of parent companies for business-related human rights abuse in Sweden, France and the United Kingdom
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : The lack of accountability for human rights violations arising out of the activities of multinational enterprises has been identified as a key impediment to the fulfillment of universal human rights and the corresponding access to remedy for victims. However, the last couple of years have witnessed an increasing movement to bridge the accountability gap on the national and international level. READ MORE
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4. Inherited Human Rights Risk - The Importance of Human Rights Due Diligence in M&A Transactions
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : To date, there is no international ‘hard law’ instrument creating legally binding obligations for corporations. Instead, corporate activity is regulated by domestic law and ‘soft law’ standards on corporate responsibility and human rights. READ MORE
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5. Restitution of Unjust Enrichments: A Right to Remediation for Human Rights Abuses from Parent Companies
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : As of today, there are no binding obligations under international human rights law for companies. Therefore, the UNGPs and the OECD Guidelines has emerged as soft law instruments which explains social and legal expectations on states and business in regards of human rights. READ MORE
