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Rethinking Limited Liability Of Parent Corporations For Foreign Subsidiaries’ Violations Of International Human Rights Law, Gwynne Skinner Sep 2015

Rethinking Limited Liability Of Parent Corporations For Foreign Subsidiaries’ Violations Of International Human Rights Law, Gwynne Skinner

Washington and Lee Law Review

The doctrine of limited liability of shareholders often prevents victims harmed by a corporation’s foreign subsidiary’s violation of international human rights norms from obtaining a remedy when that subsidiary operates in a country that has a weak or ineffective judicial system. This is because victims are often unable to obtain a remedy in these countries, and the doctrine almost always prevents victims from seeking a remedy from the parent corporation. Given this problem, in what situations should parent corporations be liable for the tortious activities of their foreign subsidiaries? This Article discusses the circumstances where imposing liability on parent corporations …


Centralized Prosecution: Cross-Designated Prosecutors And An Unconstitutional Concentration Of Power, Haley White Mar 2015

Centralized Prosecution: Cross-Designated Prosecutors And An Unconstitutional Concentration Of Power, Haley White

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Revival Of Substantive Equity: Increased Household Risk, Safety Valve Litigation And Availability Of The Erisa Stock Drop Jury, James F. Parker Mar 2015

Revival Of Substantive Equity: Increased Household Risk, Safety Valve Litigation And Availability Of The Erisa Stock Drop Jury, James F. Parker

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Plyler Students At Work: The Case For Granting Law Licenses To Undocumented Immigrants, Lindy Stevens Mar 2015

Plyler Students At Work: The Case For Granting Law Licenses To Undocumented Immigrants, Lindy Stevens

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Marriage, The Constitution, And The Future Of Family Law, Mark Strasser Mar 2015

Marriage, The Constitution, And The Future Of Family Law, Mark Strasser

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


A Failure To Rehabilitate: Leaving Disability Insurance Out Of The Mental Health Parity Debate, Christopher R. Wilson Mar 2015

A Failure To Rehabilitate: Leaving Disability Insurance Out Of The Mental Health Parity Debate, Christopher R. Wilson

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


The Military's Sexual Assault Blind Spot, Eric R. Carpenter Mar 2015

The Military's Sexual Assault Blind Spot, Eric R. Carpenter

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


The Devil Is In The Details: The Supreme Court Erodes The Fourth Amendment In Applying Reasonable Suspicion In Navarette V. California, George M. Dery Iii, Kevin Meehan Mar 2015

The Devil Is In The Details: The Supreme Court Erodes The Fourth Amendment In Applying Reasonable Suspicion In Navarette V. California, George M. Dery Iii, Kevin Meehan

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents Mar 2015

Table Of Contents

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Editor's Note Mar 2015

Editor's Note

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Private In Name Only: A Statutory And Constitutional Analysis Of Milwaukee’S Private School Voucher Program, Julie F. Mead Mar 2015

Private In Name Only: A Statutory And Constitutional Analysis Of Milwaukee’S Private School Voucher Program, Julie F. Mead

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Masthead And Front Matter Mar 2015

Masthead And Front Matter

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Big Philanthropy’S Unrestrained Influence On Public Education: A Call For Change, Noelle Quam Feb 2015

Big Philanthropy’S Unrestrained Influence On Public Education: A Call For Change, Noelle Quam

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Reforming The Global Value Chain Through Transnational Private Regulation, Kishanthi Parella Jan 2015

Reforming The Global Value Chain Through Transnational Private Regulation, Kishanthi Parella

Scholarly Articles

In many industries, corporations have changed the organization of their production from a vertically integrated model to a model that is often characterized by outsourcing-shifting business activities to external parties -and offshoring, where production occurs at sites overseas. The global value chain (GVC) for an American corporation often involves several tiers of suppliers. One end of the GVC is often occupied by a multinational buyer (MNB), such as a large brand name corporation. At the opposite end of the value chain are the factories, farms, and other production sites that supply multinational corporations with their goods. This organization of production …