State Obligations to Regulate and Adjudicate Corporate Activities Under the European Convention on Human Rights

Augenstein, Daniel; Dziedzic, Lukasz

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“…European constitutionalism does not tolerate granting absolute protection to a single right when this axiology could lead to the destruction of other fundamental interests, effectively undermining their constitutional relevance. 146 Likewise, the positive obligation for public actors to protect fundamental rights and freedoms is another example of the horizontal extension of European fundamental rights, 147 and it is another expression of the different understanding of the role of dignity on the eastern side of the Atlantic. 148 After the horrors of World War II, European states began to incorporate and codify human dignity within their founding values.…”

Section: Digital Constitutionalism Across the Atlantic And Beyondmentioning

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Digital constitutionalism across the Atlantic

Gregorio

2022

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This article examines the reasons for different constitutional approaches to platform governance across the Atlantic. By adopting a comparative perspective under the lens of digital constitutionalism, it analyses the move from converging to diverging strategies of the United States and the European Union to address platform governance. From a liberal approach inspired by the US framework at the end of the last century, the European Union has moved towards a constitutional democratic strategy as demonstrated, for instance, by the launch of the Digital Services Act. On the other side of the Atlantic, the United States has reacted to the consolidation of platform governance by maintaining a liberal approach based on a vertical paradigm driven by the First Amendment. Given these democratic and liberal approaches, this article explains how the different constitutional premises of the United States and the European Union have produced diverging responses to the power of online platforms, thus underlining different expressions of digital constitutionalism across the Atlantic. The first section of the article introduces the rise of digital constitutionalism as the primary research angle to study the trans-Atlantic approaches to platform governance. The second section compares the European and US responses to the rise of platform powers. The third section focuses on the implications of these different constitutional strategies on a global scale.

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Section: Digital Constitutionalism Across the Atlantic And Beyondmentioning

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Digital constitutionalism across the Atlantic

Gregorio

2022

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“…15 It is often argued that states have an obligation under international law to regulate overseas companies to prevent and remedy violations of human rights. 16 State regulation, such as regulation by the Canadian government, is an important tool for addressing human rights concerns arising from the operations of multinational companies in global mining. 17 Clearer and more frequent endorsement of business responsibilities by international instruments, such as guidelines issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), have also promoted the role of states in overseeing respect for human rights by the private sector.…”

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“…Given the increasingly strict domestic regulation in host countries and potential social conflicts precipitated by investments in host countries, Chinese overseas companies are exposed to the risks of liability and litigation. 72 As pressure grows to hold multinational companies to account for their irresponsible behaviour, 73 it is just a matter of time before Chinese companies face litigation if they do not handle social and environmental issues properly. The negative environmental and social impacts caused by Chinese companies have already drawn much attention from regulatory authorities in some African countries.…”

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China's State-Centric Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility Overseas: A Case Study in Africa

Liu¹

2020

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is conventionally understood as voluntary and market- based corporate behaviour without direct government involvement. The development of CSR in China challenges this understanding in the light of the growing role of government in promoting it. Over the past decade China has demonstrated a state-centric approach towards promoting CSR. Existing studies focus only on Chinese domestic CSR practices. However, with the rise of Chinese companies in Africa under China's ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, it is important to examine how the state-centric approach applies to the overseas CSR practice of Chinese companies. This article aims to fill the literature gap through in-depth interviews and analysis of the Standard Gauge Railway project in Kenya. It shows that close institutional, relational, and bureaucratic ties between the state and the business community give the Chinese government the power to influence the behaviour of Chinese state-owned enterprises overseas. The Chinese government can influence the CSR practices of Chinese companies overseas through mandating, facilitating, endorsing and partnering in order to minimize the negative externalities of companies’ overseas activities. However, the state-centric CSR approach limits the space for civil society engagement and the effectiveness of the approach abroad is constrained by a variety of institutional contexts and corporate ownership models.

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“…Pojedini autori, kao što je već naglašeno, smatraju da uslovi koje je Sud postavio u svojim odlukama po pitanju prihvatljivosti predstavke podnesene od strane privrednog subjekta predstavljaju uslove pod kojima te privredne subjekte treba posmatrati kao agente države. 98 Zaista, ako se želi spriječiti da strana ugovornica EKLJP sudjeluje u jednom predmetu i kao podnosilac predstavke i kao odgovorna strana, onda se može tvrditi da ona preduzeća koja Sud okarakteriše kao vladine organizacije zaista i predstavljaju agente države.…”

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State's responsibility for business-related human rights violations in the light of the Strasbourg Court's case-law

Topić¹

2019

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U današnje doba povrede ljudskih prava povezane sa aktivnostima privrednih subjekata su vrlo česte. Evropski sud za ljudska prava objašnjava da države imaju negativnu obavezu prema kojoj su dužne da se suzdrže od ugrožavanja ljudskih prava iz Evropske konvencije o ljudskim pravima, ali i da imaju pozitivnu obavezu da zaštite ova prava od kršenja koja čine treća lica, uključujući tu i privredne subjekte. Stoga možemo razlikovati dvije vrste odgovornosti države zbog povreda ljudskih prava u kojima se privredni subjekti pojavljuju kao prekršioci ljudskih prava: direktnu i indirektnu odgovornost. Država se smatra direktno odgovornom za korporativne povrede prava ukoliko prekrši svoju negativnu obavezu. Takav slučaj će postojati ukoliko je privatnom subjektu povjereno vršenje javnih funkcija ili ako takav subjekat ne uživa institucionalnu i operativnu nezavisnost u odnosu na državu. Takođe, država se smatra indirektno odgovornom za povrede ljudskih prava povezane sa aktivnostima privatnih privrednih subjekata ukoliko propusti da reguliše i kontroliše njihova ponašanja te ne uspostavi sistem efikasnih pravnih lijekova za ovu vrstu povreda. Ključne riječi: Evropska konvencija o ljudskim pravima i osnovnim slobodama, Evropski sud za ljudska prava, negativne obaveze, pozitivne obaveze, odgovornost država, Rukovodeća načela Ujedinjenih nacija o biznisu i ljudskim pravima, korporacije, transnacionalne kompanije, korporativno kršenje ljudskih prava. * Doktorand na doktorskim studijama Pravnog fakulteta Univerziteta Union u Beogradu, savjetnik za borbu protiv trgovine ljudima, Misija OSCE-a u Bosni i Hercegovini

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State Obligations to Regulate and Adjudicate Corporate Activities Under the European Convention on Human Rights

Abstract: This study examines State obligations to prevent and redress corporate-related human rights violations under the European

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

Digital constitutionalism across the Atlantic

Digital constitutionalism across the Atlantic

China's State-Centric Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility Overseas: A Case Study in Africa

State's responsibility for business-related human rights violations in the light of the Strasbourg Court's case-law

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