Doing Business Abroad: A Review of Selected Recent Canadian Case-Studies on Corporate Accountability for Foreign Human Rights Violations

The International Journal of Human Rights, 2020

Posted: 22 Jun 2020

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Miriam Cohen

University of Montreal - Faculty of Law

Date Written: February 7, 2020

Abstract

While it is reported that a large part of the mining activity abroad comes from Canada, a robust regulatory framework for addressing human rights violations committed by Canadian mining companies is lacking in Canada. From Canadian and international law perspectives, this paper addresses the issue of accountability of Canadian companies who commit human rights violations while operating in foreign countries. The paper discusses reports of human rights abuses by Canadian corporations and the jurisdiction of Canadian courts in cases of alleged violations committed abroad. It analyses selected recent decisions from Canadian courts as case-studies and argues that legal reform is needed to ensure accountability of Canadian corporations operating abroad and access to civil law remedies.

Keywords: Human rights, business, Canada, accountability, mining, extractive industries, transnational corporations, international human rights

Suggested Citation

Cohen, Miriam, Doing Business Abroad: A Review of Selected Recent Canadian Case-Studies on Corporate Accountability for Foreign Human Rights Violations (February 7, 2020). The International Journal of Human Rights, 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3613214

Miriam Cohen (Contact Author)

University of Montreal - Faculty of Law ( email )

Montreal, Quebec H3T 1B9
Canada

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