Business, Human Rights and Transitional Justice

This book considers the efficacy of transitional justice mechanisms in response to corporate human rights abuses.

Corporations and other business enterprises often operate in countries affected by conflict or repressive regimes. As such, they may become involved in human rights violations and crimes under international law ‒ either as the main perpetrators or as accomplices by aiding and abetting government actors. Transitional justice mechanisms, such as trials, truth commissions, and repar...