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International Law In The Boardroom, Kishanthi Parella Jan 2023

International Law In The Boardroom, Kishanthi Parella

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Conventional wisdom expects that international law will proceed through a “state pathway” before regulating corporations: it binds national governments that then bind corporations. But recent corporate practices confound this story. American corporations complied with international laws even when the state pathway broke down. This unexpected compliance leads to three questions: How did corporations comply? Why did they do so? Who enforced international law? These questions are important for two reasons. First, many international laws depend on corporate cooperation in order to succeed. Second, the state pathway is not robust, then or now. It is therefore vital to identify alternatives to …


Strategizing For Compliance: The Evolution Of A Compliance Phase Of Inter-American Court Litigation And The Strategic Imperative For Victims’ Representatives, David C. Baluarte Jan 2012

Strategizing For Compliance: The Evolution Of A Compliance Phase Of Inter-American Court Litigation And The Strategic Imperative For Victims’ Representatives, David C. Baluarte

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The article focuses on the international law regarding the inter-American human rights system. It informs about the implementation of compliance jurisprudence litigation by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. It further states that the compliance has encouraged the representatives of the victims to make the litigation more meaningful so that they can get the fair judgment.