UN Treaty Negotiations Day 4: Lively discussions set strong basis for future negotiations, States and EU must remain engaged
On its fourth day of its third session, the Intergovernmental Working Group…in-depth and complex substantive topics. Jurisdictional barriers, international judicial cooperation and mechanisms to monitor and implement the international Treaty provided the ambitious agenda of the day…
Jurisdiction was identified as a crucial topic for guaranteeing access to justice…Amnesty International expressed great concern that many Delegates had just the day before rejected the idea of letting courts in parent companies’ home States hear cases concerning corporate harm caused abroad…
The last topic of implementation saw one recurring issue, namely the proposal to establish an international court or tribunal to hear cases against transnational corporations…
The EU Delegate expressed doubts about attaching criminal liability to corporations (‘legal persons’) at the international level…
…The Chair of the group is expected to present a proposal for a Draft Treaty ahead of the IV session next year…
…[M]ore than 40 civil society organisations addressed an open letter to States and the EU calling on decision-makers to ensure the continuity of the process…