Kiobel对企业社会责任有害吗?运用美国例外论的经验教训

IF 0.3 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Utrecht Journal of International and European Law Pub Date : 2014-02-28 DOI:10.5334/UJIEL.CE
Benjamin Thompson
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最近,美国最高法院在Kiobel案中对《外国侵权法》适用了反对治外法权的推定,减少了对严重侵犯人权的公司提起侵权诉讼的潜在范围。鉴于跨国公司的影响日益扩大,而且缺乏任何管制公司不法行为的国际法制度,这一决定可能被视为对为数不多的可能为公司侵犯人权行为的受害者伸张正义的途径之一的打击。《外国人侵权法》并不是一部允许根据国际法提出索赔的管辖权法规,而是一种与国际法无关的独特的美国诉因。问题仍然是,在国际法中不存在任何此类补救措施的情况下,是否有理由扩大美国法律,为严重的公司侵犯人权行为提供补救措施。本文将尝试运用一些著名学者针对美国例外论所制定的标准来回答这个问题。它将争辩说,Kiobel案的决定不仅不利于追究公司的责任,而且实际上解决了域外诉讼的许多消极方面,同时为公司严重侵犯人权的受害者保留了一些补救的可能性。
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Was Kiobel Detrimental to Corporate Social Responsibility? Applying Lessons Learnt from American Exceptionalism
The recent decision in the US Supreme Court Kiobel case applied the presumption against extraterritoriality towards the Alien Tort Statute, decreasing the potential scope of tort actions that can be made against corporations for severe human rights violations. In light of the growing influence of multinational corporations and the lack of any international law regime to regulate corporate wrongdoing, this decision might be seen as a blow against one of the few potential avenues for justice for those victims of corporate human rights violations.  The Alien Tort Statute is not a jurisdictional statute that allows for claims under international law but is rather a uniquely American cause of action unconnected to international law. The question remains whether an extension of American law to provide remedies for severe corporate human rights abuses can be justified in the absence of any such remedies existent in international law.  This article will attempt to answer this question applying criteria developed by leading scholars in response to American exceptionalism. It will argue that the Kiobel decision, rather than being detrimental to holding corporations accountable, actually addresses many of the negative aspects of extraterritorial litigation whilst preserving some possibility of remedy for victims of severe human rights violations by corporations.
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