The international legal personality of the multinational enterprise and the governance gap problem

This thesis examines the concept of legal personality in public international law, noting in particular its definition, importance in legal theory and emergence within the legal system. Examining the rights of investors in current international investment law, as well as the duties of priva...

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Main Author: Hansen, Robin
Other Authors: Fabien Gélinas (Internal/Supervisor)
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Language:en
Published: McGill University 2009
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.670382014-02-13T03:55:01ZThe international legal personality of the multinational enterprise and the governance gap problemHansen, RobinSocial Sciences - LawThis thesis examines the concept of legal personality in public international law, noting in particular its definition, importance in legal theory and emergence within the legal system. Examining the rights of investors in current international investment law, as well as the duties of private persons which stem from customary international law, the thesis argues that multinational enterprises (MNEs) meet the definition of legal persons under public international law since they are entities granted direct international law rights and duties within this legal system. The thesis concludes with a brief profile of the governance gap in MNE legal accountability under domestic and international legal systems, a gap which results from the incongruity between the international scope of MNE operations and the largely national scope of regulatory apparatuses. The thesis presents several ways in which the legal personality of MNEs under public international law may contribute to the amelioration of the governance gap.Cette thèse porte sur le concept de la personnalité juridique en droit international public, plus particulièrement sur sa définition, son importance dans la théorie juridique ainsi que ses origines. L'étude des droits des investisseurs dans le droit actuel des investissements internationaux, ainsi que celle des obligations des personnes privées découlant du droit international coutumier, m'amènent à soutenir que les entreprises multinationales (EMN) correspondent à la définition des personnes morales en vertu du droit international public, puisqu'elles sont des entités se voyant directement conférer des droits et imposer des devoirs du droit international. Cette thèse conclut sur une brève description des lacunes en matière de gouvernance de la responsabilité juridique des EMN dans le cadre des systèmes juridiques national et international. Ces lacunes résultent de l'inadéquation entre la dimension internationale des activités des EMN et la portée nationale de leur réglementation. Enfin, nous verrons de quelles différentes façons la personnalité juridique des EMN en droit international public peut contribuer à combler ces lacunes en matière de gouvernance. McGill UniversityFabien Gélinas (Internal/Supervisor)2009Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenElectronically-submitted theses.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Laws (Faculty of Law) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=67038
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The international legal personality of the multinational enterprise and the governance gap problem
description This thesis examines the concept of legal personality in public international law, noting in particular its definition, importance in legal theory and emergence within the legal system. Examining the rights of investors in current international investment law, as well as the duties of private persons which stem from customary international law, the thesis argues that multinational enterprises (MNEs) meet the definition of legal persons under public international law since they are entities granted direct international law rights and duties within this legal system. The thesis concludes with a brief profile of the governance gap in MNE legal accountability under domestic and international legal systems, a gap which results from the incongruity between the international scope of MNE operations and the largely national scope of regulatory apparatuses. The thesis presents several ways in which the legal personality of MNEs under public international law may contribute to the amelioration of the governance gap. === Cette thèse porte sur le concept de la personnalité juridique en droit international public, plus particulièrement sur sa définition, son importance dans la théorie juridique ainsi que ses origines. L'étude des droits des investisseurs dans le droit actuel des investissements internationaux, ainsi que celle des obligations des personnes privées découlant du droit international coutumier, m'amènent à soutenir que les entreprises multinationales (EMN) correspondent à la définition des personnes morales en vertu du droit international public, puisqu'elles sont des entités se voyant directement conférer des droits et imposer des devoirs du droit international. Cette thèse conclut sur une brève description des lacunes en matière de gouvernance de la responsabilité juridique des EMN dans le cadre des systèmes juridiques national et international. Ces lacunes résultent de l'inadéquation entre la dimension internationale des activités des EMN et la portée nationale de leur réglementation. Enfin, nous verrons de quelles différentes façons la personnalité juridique des EMN en droit international public peut contribuer à combler ces lacunes en matière de gouvernance.
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