Transterritoriality as a Theory to Hold Corporations Accountable for Human Rights Violations: The Application of Its Principles in Vedanta and Nevsun Cases
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Transterritoriality as a theory to hold
corporations accountable for human rights
violations: the application of its principles in
vedanta and nevsun cases*
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Ana Claudia Ruy Cardia Atchabahian**
Abstract
This paper examines the basis for transterritoriality as a theory to hold
corporations accountable for human rights violations and attempts to its
application in two Business and Human Rights leading decisions: Vedanta
Resources Plc and Konkola Copper Mines Plc v. Lungowe and Ors. [2019 UKSC 20
and Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5. By the analysis of both jud-
gements, issued by two Supreme Courts under the common law regime, the
present work aims to prove that, in order to hold corporations accountable
for human rights violations, national judges can apply private internatio-
nal law, public international law and international human rights law in an
heterarchical and transversal manner to ensure a genuine dialogue betwe-
en national jurisdictions and international courts under the application of
the main principles and rules of international law. Qualitative and deductive
methods used were based on interdisciplinary research and primary and se-
condary business and human rights sources were consulted to develop the
proposed theory and case analysis.
Keywords: business and human rights; international law; remedies; tran-
sterritoriality; access to justice.
Resumo
Este artigo examina os fundamentos da transterritorialidade como uma te-
oria para responsabilizar as empresas por violac6es de direitos humanos
e tenta aplici-la em duas decis6es importantes sobre empresas e direitos
humanos: Vedanta Resources Plc e Konkola Copper Mines Plc v. Lungowe
e Ors. [2019] UKSC 20 e Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5. Pela
anilise de ambos os julgamentos, proferidos por duas Supremas Cortes sob
o regime da common law, o presente trabalho visa provar que, para respon-
sabilizar as empresas para violac6es de direitos humanos, os juizes nacionais
podem aplicar o direito internacional privado, o direito internacional pdbli-
co e o direito internacional dos direitos humanos de forma heterirquica e](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.journals/brazintl19&div=36&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)
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