Why do some countries retract extraterritorial jurisdiction over issues of human rights while others step forward?

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• Dr. Jodie Kirshner University Lecturer in Corporate Law and the Deputy Director of the Cambridge Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law.
• Monday 06 February 2012, 13:00-14:00
• Alison Richard Building- 7 West Road (Room 138).

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Tea, Coffee and Biscuits are provided

The U.S. has policed the multinational human rights abuses of multinational corporations more aggressively than any other country, but recent decisions under the Alien Tort Statute indicate that it is now backtracking. Europe, paradoxically, is moving in the other direction. Why do some countries retract extraterritorial jurisdiction over issues of human rights while others step forward? The article traces the opposing trends through corporate human rights cases and suggests that the answer may lie in attitudes towards national sovereignty. The developments raise important questions regarding the position of the U.S. in a globalizing world and its role in upholding international norms.

This talk is part of the Research Group of Centre of Governance and Human Rights series.

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