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2 Feb 2015

Author:
James G. Stewart, University of British Columbia (Canada)

A New Instrument on “Gross” Violations? Enthusiasm and Apprehension

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...I want to express a series of countervailing dangers involved in codifying a new instrument on corporate responsibility for "gross" violations of human rights, in the hopes that attempts at generating a legal instrument like this are appraised of the possible pitfalls that await...To be sure, there are upsides to the treaty approach that may outweigh the potential pitfalls I point to; my enthusiasm may win out over my apprehensions depending on the precise parameters of a draft treaty.

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