Enforcing labor rights against multinational corporate groups in Europe
2007
46
2
366-386
code of conduct ; international law ; labour law ; labour standard ; multinational enterprise
Law
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Bibliogr.
"Voluntary corporate codes of conduct for multinational enterprises can have certain quasi-legal effects for national legal systems, but the enforcement of labor standards remains at the national level. Two main obstacles to the enforcement of labor rights against multinationals are limited access to justice in multinationals' home countries and the concept of limited liability. These obstacles are understood differently in common law and civil law jurisdictions and require different approaches to overcome them. "
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