Achieving Access to Justice in a Business and Human Rights Context An Assessment of Litigation and Regulatory Responses in European Civil-Law Countries

Achieving Access to Justice in a Business and Human Rights Context explores the interplay between access to justice and business and human rights- a growing area of international human rights law- in European civil-law countries. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) can contribute to economic prosperity...

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Main Author: Rouas, Virginie (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: London University of London Press 2022
Series:OBServing Law
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