Australia: The Great Southern Land of Corporate Accountability? Prospects of Human Rights Litigation Against Corporate Bad-Actors in Australian Courts

Pandora's Box Law Journal

11 Pages Posted: 27 Apr 2017

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Jonathan Kolieb

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technolog (RMIT University) - Graduate School of Business and Law

Date Written: November 1, 2013

Abstract

The April 2013 US Supreme Court's Kiobel decision has caused quite a flutter amongst many corporate lawyers and the executives they work for. The decision greatly diminishes the threat to their collective bottom-line of the Alien Tort Statute ("ATS") - a heretofore much vaunted weapon in the armoury of advocates pursuing compensation claims in US courts on behalf of victims of alleged corporate human rights abuses.

Keywords: corporate accountability, human rights litigation, Alien Tort Statute

Suggested Citation

Kolieb, Jonathan, Australia: The Great Southern Land of Corporate Accountability? Prospects of Human Rights Litigation Against Corporate Bad-Actors in Australian Courts (November 1, 2013). Pandora's Box Law Journal, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2681969

Jonathan Kolieb (Contact Author)

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technolog (RMIT University) - Graduate School of Business and Law ( email )

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