Surya Deva

Macquarie University

Professor

Macquarie Law School

6 First Walk

Sydney, NSW 2109

Australia

http://https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/surya-deva

  • Macquarie University

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

40

DOWNLOADS
Rank 1,798

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 1,798

in Total Papers Downloads

29,153

SSRN CITATIONS
Rank 17,932

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 17,932

in Total Papers Citations

17

CROSSREF CITATIONS

53

Scholarly Papers (40)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

Public Interest Litigation in India: A Critical Review

Civil Justice Quarterly, Vol. 28, pp. 19-40, 2009
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 29 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2009
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 5,373 (2,790)

Abstract:

Loading...

Public Interest Litigation, Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Social Action Litigation, Courts and Democracy, Judicial Activism, Misuse, Frivolous Litigation

2.

Human Rights Violations By Multinational Corporations and International Law: Where from Here?

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 04 Jan 2005
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 4,308 (4,060)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Human Rights Obligations of Multinational Corporations, International Framework of Corporate Human Rights Responsibility, WTO and Human Rights, Status of Multinational Corporations under International Law

3.

Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implications for Companies

Downloads 3,686 ( 5,315)
Citation 3

Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implications for Companies

European Company Law, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 101-109, 2012, University of Oslo Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2012-10
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2012
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 3,296 (6,285)

Abstract:

Loading...

Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, protect, respect and remedy framework, corporate social responsibility, human rights due diligence, complicity, responsibility in conflict zones and oppressive states, access to remedies

Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implications for Companies

European Company Law, Kluwer Law International, Special Issue on CSR and SRI, 2012, volume 9, issue 2, pp 101-109. , University of Oslo Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2012-10
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 13 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2012
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 390 (130,269)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

4.

The Constitution of India: Symbol of Unity in Diversity

Jahrbuch des Offentlichen Rechts der Gegenwart, Yearbook of Public Law (Germany), Vol. 53, pp. 649-686, 2005
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 18 Apr 2006
Mahendra Pal Singh and Surya Deva
Delhi Judicial Academy and Macquarie University
Downloads 3,128 (6,966)

Abstract:

Loading...

Constitution of India; Fundamental Rights; Affirmative Action; Directive Principles of State Policy; Fundamental Duties; Independence of Judiciary; Judicial Activism; Public Interest Litigation; Nature of Indian Federation; Doctrine of Basic Structure

5.

Corporate Complicity in Internet Censorship in China: Who Cares for the Global Compact or the Global Online Freedom Act?

George Washington International Law Review, Vol. 39, pp. 255-319, 2007
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 22 Feb 2007
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 1,765 (17,130)

Abstract:

Loading...

Corporate Complicity, Internet Censorship, Freedom of Speech in China, Global Compact, Global Online Freedom Act, Extraterritorial Regulation

6.

Global Compact: A Critique of UN's Public-Private Partnership for Promoting Corporate Citizenship

Syracuse Journal of International Law & Commerce, Vol. 34, pp. 107-151, 2006
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 23 Aug 2006
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 1,453 (23,052)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

Global Compact, Corporate Citizenship, United Nations, Public-Private Partnership

7.

Human Rights Realization in an Era of Globalization: The Indian Experience

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 12, pp. 93-138, 2006
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 14 Apr 2006
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 979 (40,871)

Abstract:

Loading...

Globalisation - Concept and Process, Human Rights, Sustainable Development, India's New Economic Policy, Developing Countries, Gandhian Talisman

8.

Un's Human Rights Norms for Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises: An Imperfect Step in the Right Direction?

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law, Vol. 10, pp. 493-523, 2004
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 11 Dec 2004
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 846 (49,975)

Abstract:

Loading...

UN Norms on Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations, Human Rights Obligations for TNCs, Implementation and Enforcement of Human Rights Norms, Operational Shortcomings

9.

Sustainable Development: What Role for the Company Law?

International and Comparative Corporate Law Journal, Vol. 8, pp. 76-102, 2011, University of Oslo Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2010-04
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 23 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 05 Apr 2012
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 832 (51,159)

Abstract:

Loading...

10.

Acting Extraterritorially to Tame Multinational Corporations for Human Rights Violations: Who Should 'Bell the Cat'?

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 07 Jan 2005
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 736 (60,330)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

Human Rights Violations by Multinational Corporations, Regulatory Dilemmas related to MNCs, Corporate Code of Conduct Bill 2000 (US)/(Aus), 'Home' versus 'Host' State Extraterritorial Regulation, Integrated Theory of Legal Responsibility

11.

Corporate Human Rights Violations: A Case for Extraterritorial Regulation

Handbook of the Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics, pp. 1077-1090, Christoph Luetge, ed., Dordrecht; New York: Springer, 2012
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 04 Jan 2013
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 620 (75,172)

Abstract:

Loading...

corporate human rights violations, extraterritorial regulation, duty of states, principles of jurisdiction, nationality principle, universal jurisdiction, non-intervention, territorial sovereignty, forum non conveniens

12.

Can Robots Have Human Rights Obligations? A Futuristic Exploration

THE LAW OF THE FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF LAW, Vol. 2, pp. 185-193, Sam Muller, ed., The Hague: Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher, 2012
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 01 Jan 2013
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 479 (103,389)

Abstract:

Loading...

human rights, autonomous social robots, artificial intelligence, moral agency, accountability of robots, vicarious liability, sanctions against robots

13.

The Rule of Law in India: The Chasm between Paper and Practice

The Rule of Law: A Comparative Perspective, pp. 27-45, Guiguo Wang and Fan Yang, eds., Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press, 2013
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 28 Sep 2013
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 452 (110,735)

Abstract:

Loading...

Rule of law in India, Paper versus practice, Limited government, Protection of human rights, Judicial independence, Judicial delays

14.

The Constitution of China: What Purpose Does it (Not) Serve?

Jindal Global Law Review, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 55-77, 2011
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 29 Aug 2011
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 375 (137,288)

Abstract:

Loading...

PRC Constitution 1982, 'Core' and 'secondary' purposes of a constitution' transitory constitution, constitutionalism

15.

Constitutional Courts as 'Positive Legislators': The Indian Experience

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 05 Jun 2010
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 317 (164,594)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Indian Constitutional Law. Judicial Review, Courts as Legislatures, Public Interest Litigation

16.

Corporate Code of Conduct Bill 2000: Overcoming Hurdles in Enforcing Human Rights Obligations Against Overseas Corporate Hands of Local Corporations

Newcastle Law Review, Vol. 8, pp. 87-116, 2004
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 11 Dec 2004
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 312 (167,445)

Abstract:

Loading...

Corporate Code of Conduct Bill (Aus), Extraterritorial Regulation, Human Rights Violations by Multinational Corporations, Forum non Conveniens, Principles of Separate Personality and Limited Liability, Theory of Limited Eclipsed Personality, Social Enforcement of Human Rights

17.

Sustainable Good Governance and Corporations: An Analysis of Asymmetries

Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, Vol. 18, pp. 707-750, 2006
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Apr 2006
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 309 (169,106)

Abstract:

Loading...

Sustainable Development; Good Governance; Role of Multinational Corporation; Business Case; Prisoner's Dilemma, Goodwill-nomics

18.

Access to Justice: Human Rights Abuses Involving Corporations – India

International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), 2011, ISBN 978-92-9037-153-6
Number of pages: 114 Posted: 05 Apr 2012
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 301 (173,795)

Abstract:

Loading...

corporate human rights abuses, access to justice, Indian legal system, constitutional torts, efficacy of environmental laws, absolute liability, public interest litigation, corruption, judicial delays, piercing of corporate veil, forum non conveniens, land acquisition

19.

Does the Right to Property Create a Constitutional Tension in Socialist Constitutions? An Analysis with Reference to India and China

National University of Juridical Sciences Law Review, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 583-603, 2008
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 06 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2014
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 284 (184,632)

Abstract:

Loading...

Right to property, Indian Constitution, PRC Constitution, Constitutional socialism, comparative constitutional law

20.

Sustainable Business and Australian Corporate Law: An Exploration

University of Oslo Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2013-11
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Apr 2013
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 255 (205,818)

Abstract:

Loading...

Sustainable Business, Climate Change, Australian Corporate Law, Carbon Pricing Policy, Enlightened Self-Interest, Disclosure/Reporting Requirements, Veil Piercing

21.

From “business or human rights” to “business and human rights”: What next?

in Surya Deva and David Birchall (eds.), Research Handbook on Human Rights and Business (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2020), 1-21.
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 224 (233,254)

Abstract:

Loading...

Business and human rights, Corporate capture, Corporate social responsibility, Purpose of corporations, SDGs, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs),

22.

'Yahoo! For Good' and the Right to Privacy of Internet Users: A Critique

Journal of Internet Law, Vol. 11, No. 9, pp. 3-10, 2008
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 22 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2014
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 214 (243,552)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Internet Censorship, Right to Privacy, Data Privacy Laws, Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner, Corporate Social Responsibility, Yahoo!

23.

Putting Byrnes and Hong Kong in a Time Machine: Human Rights in 2021 under the Shadow of Beijing’s National Security Law

(2021) 27:3 Australian Journal of Human Rights 467-486.
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 28 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2022
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 203 (255,639)

Abstract:

Loading...

Basic Law; Bill of Rights Ordinance; Hong Kong; Human Rights; National Security Law; One Country, Two Systems

24.

Corporate Human Rights Accountability in India: What Have We Learned from Bhopal?

Commentaries – Corporate Legal Accountability Portal (July 2012), pp. 1-4
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 15 Sep 2012
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 198 (261,433)

Abstract:

Loading...

Corporate human rights violations, Bhopal gas leak, Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Indian Companies Bill 2011, Economic development and human rights, New power dynamics

25.

Threats to Hong Kong’s Autonomy from the NPC’s Standing Committee: The Role of Courts and the Basic Structure Doctrine

(2020) 50 Hong Kong Law Journal 901-933.
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 03 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2021
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 192 (268,791)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Basic structure doctrine; High degree of autonomy; Hong Kong’s Basic Law; Interpretation and amendment powers; “One country, two systems”; Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress

26.

From 3/12 to 9/11: Future of Human Rights?

Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. 39, No. 49, pp. 5198-5201, 2004
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 09 Jan 2005
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 185 (277,666)

Abstract:

Loading...

Bhopal gas disaster, multinational corporations, terrorists, human rights, states

27.

Socially Responsible Business in India: Has the Elephant Finally Woken Up to the Tunes of International Trends?

Common Law World Review, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 299-321, 2012
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 16 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 14 May 2013
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 183 (280,368)

Abstract:

Loading...

Corporate social responsibility, Indian Companies Bill, Humanising corporate law, CSR reporting, Triple bottom line, Trusteeship theory

28.

Access to Justice: Human Rights Abuses Involving Corporations – the People's Republic of China

International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), 2010, ISBN 978-92-9037-147-1
Number of pages: 101 Posted: 27 Mar 2012
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 163 (309,762)

Abstract:

Loading...

corporate human rights abuses, access to justice, Chinese legal system, Labour Contract Law, PRC Tort Law, Internet censorship, judicial independence, public interest litigation, Legal aid

29.

The PRC Tort Law: A Big Step Forward?

City University of Hong Kong Law Review, Vol. 2, Vol. 2, pp. 383-395, 2010
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 29 Aug 2011
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 163 (309,762)

Abstract:

Loading...

PRC Tort Law, rule of law, Civil law vs. common law, social harmony, fault and no-fault liability, strict liability for environmental pollution, vicarious liability, product liability

30.

The Sangam of Foreign Investment, Multinational Corporations and Human Rights: An Indian Perspective for a Developing Asia

Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, pp. 305-327, 2004
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 07 Feb 2005
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 150 (332,145)

Abstract:

Loading...

Foreign Investment, Multinational Corporations, Human Rights, Development, Asian Developing Countries

31.

A Global South Perspective on Labour Rights and Supply Chains for a Post-Growth World

Forthcoming in Nicolas Bueno, Beryl ter Haar and Nuna Zekić (eds), Labour Law Utopias: Post-Growth and Post-Productive Work Approaches (Oxford University Press 2024).
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 09 Aug 2023
Surya Deva and Pushkar Anand
Macquarie University and Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University, Sydney
Downloads 142 (349,032)

Abstract:

Loading...

Post-growth, degrowth, labour rights, supply chains, global south, differentiated degrowth, capitalism

32.

COVID-19’s Impact on Civil and Political Rights: Reflections from Hong Kong

in José Ma. Serna de la Garza (ed.), Covid-19 and Constitutional Law (Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2020) 91-97.
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 25 Oct 2021
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 110 (420,251)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

COVID-19, Hong Kong, Human Rights

33.

Child Labour: Should Companies 'Stand at Bay' or 'Enter the Water'?

Journal of the Indian Law Institute, Vol. 56, pp. 143-174, April-June 2014
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 01 Oct 2015
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 78 (524,624)

Abstract:

Loading...

Child labour, Corporate social responsibility, Responsive responsibility, Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Children’s Rights and Business Principles, Nike’s Code of Conduct

34.

Hong Kong’s Business and Human Rights Journey: A Policy Brief

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 11 Jan 2023
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 73 (544,874)

Abstract:

Loading...

Business and Human Rights, Hong Kong, National Security Law, UNGPs

35.

Gender Dimensions of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Report of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, A/HRC/41/43 (OHCHR and UNDP, 2019)
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 03 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2021
Surya Deva
Macquarie University
Downloads 65 (579,729)

Abstract:

Loading...

36.

Business and Human Rights: Alternative Approaches to Transnational Regulation

(2021) 17 Annual Review of Law and Social Science 139-158: https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-113020-074527
Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Surya Deva
Macquarie University

Abstract:

Loading...

business and human rights, extraterritorial regulation, international treaty, mandatory human rights due diligence, polycentric governance, purpose of corporations

37.

Hong Kong’s Basic Law as a Contested Site of Conflicts: A Saga of Autonomy, Independence and Subjection

Paper Presented at the 10th World Congress of Constitutional Law (IACL-AIDC), Seoul, Republic of Korea, 18-22 June 2018.
Posted: 26 Nov 2018
Surya Deva
Macquarie University

Abstract:

Loading...

38.

Regulating Corporate Human Rights Violations: Humanizing Business

REGULATING CORPORATE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: HUMANIZING BUSINESS, London; New York: Routledge, 2012, ISBN 978-0-415-66821-7
Posted: 10 Apr 2012
Surya Deva
Macquarie University

Abstract:

Loading...

business and human rights, corporate governance, humanizing business, Bhopal gas disaster, how to behave in 'Rome', just profit or just profit, regulation of MNCs, integrated theory of regulation, updated OECD guidelines, guiding principles on business and human rights

39.

Doha Declaration and Health Concern of Developing Countries

Delhi Law Review Vol. 23, pp. 145-164, 2001
Posted: 04 Jan 2005
Surya Deva
Macquarie University

Abstract:

Loading...

TRIPS Agreement, Doha Declaration, Right to Health, Developing Countries

40.

Human Rights Standards and Multinational Corporations: Dilemma between 'Home' and 'Rome'

Mediterranean Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 7, pp. 69-97, 2003
Posted: 04 Jan 2005
Surya Deva
Macquarie University

Abstract:

Loading...

Human Rights Standards in 'Rome' and at 'home', Cultural Relativism, Bhopal Gas Disaster, 'Home' of Multinational Corporations, Prisoners' Dilemma