Essays about: "tort case"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words tort case.
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1. Corporate liability for climate change - Is Milieudefensie a sign of what is to come?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Where states have failed to take the threat of global warming seriously, private individuals and environmental organizations have confronted those contributing to it. By bringing the emitters to court, litigants all over the world hope to put an end to the current trajectory towards dangerous climate change. READ MORE
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2. 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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3. Tort as Remedial Action Against Breaches of the ECHR - A Study of Constitutional Rights Using the Impact of the ECHR in Swedish Constitutional and Tort Law
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether tort liability claims against public authorities for breaches of the ECHR can be defined as a constitutional right in Swedish law. The theoretical definition of what constitutes a constitutional right is constructed through elements of Robert Alexy’s A Theory of Constitutional Rights. READ MORE
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4. Drivers for sustainability B2B private standards : the case of the roundtable on responsible soy standard
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Sustainability Business-to-Business Private Standards have, in general, received many critiques. However, since they were born around 20 years ago, their popularity and application continue growing. READ MORE
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5. The Accountability of Multinational Corporations for Human Rights Violations: A comparative analysis of legal redress under the US Alien Tort Claims Act
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The US Alien Tort Claims Act renders vindication to foreign claimants of gross human rights violations committed by multinational corporations. The Act was first employed on State defendants yet US courts now permit claims against private corporations. READ MORE
