The Invisibility of the Transnational Corporation: An Analysis of International Law and Legal Theory

Johns, Fleur E.

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The Invisibility of the Transnational Corporation: An Analysis of International Law and Legal Theory

Fleur E. Johns

University of Sydney - Faculty of Law

Melbourne University Law Review, Vol. 19, pp. 893-923, 1994

Abstract:
Despite their profound influence upon international affairs, transnational corporations are more notable in their absence from public international law doctrine, than in their presence. This article examines the anomalous position of the transnational corporation in public international law and proposes reasons for its omission. It concludes that assumptions implicit in international legal discourse tend to obstruct public international law's direct engagement of an entity such as the transnational corporation.

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Keywords: Transnational corporations, public international law, legal theory

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Date posted: October 14, 2004

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Johns, Fleur E., The Invisibility of the Transnational Corporation: An Analysis of International Law and Legal Theory. Melbourne University Law Review, Vol. 19, pp. 893-923, 1994. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=603243

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