Download This PaperEMPRESAS MULTINACIONALES Y DD.HH.: ¿HACIA EL FIN DE LA IMPUNIDAD? APUNTES A LA DECISIÓN DEL TRIBUNAL SUPREMO CANADIENSE EN NEVSUN RESOURCES LTD. v. ARAYA (Multinational Enterprises and Human Rights:towards the End of Impunity? Notes on the Canada Supreme Court's Decision of Nevsun Resources Ltd. V. Araya)
HURI-AGE Red Tiempo de los Derechos, Número: 20, Año: 2020
15 Pages Posted: 5 Jun 2020
Date Written: April 23, 2020
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Spanish Abstract: Tras una introducción en la que se sitúa en contexto la decisión objeto de estas páginas, se procede a presentarla en sus
antecedentes y aspectos principales, referidos al Acto de Estado y al sometimiento de las empresas al Dº internacional
consuetudinario. Sigue una evaluación pormenorizada, apoyando la solución que alcanza el Tribunal Supremo del
Canadá en el supuesto estudiado, que se proyecta hacia el futuro en fase de conclusiones, integrándola en recientes e
importantes tendencias perceptibles entre los grandes operadores económicos y en una vigencia de los derechos
humanos consustancial con la propia supervivencia de nuestra especie.
Abstract
After an introduction that contextualizes the decision on which these pages focus, such decision is presented in its
background and main aspects, which refer to the Act of State and the submission of companies to customary
international law. This is followed by a detailed evaluation supporting the solution reached by the Supreme Court of
Canada on the case studied, which is projected into the future in the conclusions phase, integrating it in recent and
important, perceptible trends among large economic operators and in a validity of human rights that is consubstantial
with the survival of our species.
English Abstract: After an introduction that contextualizes the decision on which these pages focus, such decision is presented in its background and main aspects, which refer to the Act of State and the submission of companies to customary international law. This is followed by a detailed evaluation supporting the solution reached by the Supreme Court of Canada on the case studied, which is projected into the future in the conclusions phase, integrating it in recent and important, perceptible trends among large economic operators and in a validity of human rights that is consubstantial with the survival of our species.
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Keywords: Canada, Extractive Industries, Decision Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, Act of State, Customary International Law, Transnational Human Rights Litigation
JEL Classification: K33, F23
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