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Responsibility Of Transnational Corporations In International Environmental Law: Three Perspectives, André Nollkaemper
Responsibility Of Transnational Corporations In International Environmental Law: Three Perspectives, André Nollkaemper
André Nollkaemper
This chapter examines recent developments pertaining to the international responsibility of transnational corporations for activities that may cause harm to the environment. While the position of transnational corporations in international law has been subjected to previous analyses, also in regard to international environmental law, there are reasons for a new consideration of the topic.
First, transnational corporations substantially contribute to the worldwide stress on the environment. Many acts that deplete natural resources, contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer and to climate change, deplete fish stocks, clear-cut forests, move waste across boundaries, and so on, are not performed by …