La pertinence de l’instrument juridiquement contraignant des Nations Unies pour réglementer les activités des sociétés transnationales et autres entreprises comme levier structurel de la justice environnementale

The document advocates for a legally binding international treaty to end corporate impunity for environmental and human rights abuses, highlighting the insufficiency of voluntary frameworks and the potential of the UN's Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group (OEIGWG) process to establish enforceable obligations, extraterritorial jurisdiction, and effective remedies for affected communities.

• Existing international frameworks for corporate conduct, such as the UN Global Compact and the 2011 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, are insufficient because they are non-binding and lack enforcement mechanisms, sanctions, and effective remedies.
• The instrument aims to address power imbalances and legal gaps by introducing mechanisms such as the dynamic allocation of the burden of proof, strict joint liability for parent companies and lead firms, and the recognition of extraterritorial jurisdiction.
• Recent international jurisprudence, including advisory opinions from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), reinforces the need for states to regulate private actors and implement strict due diligence throughout value chains to prevent climate-related human rights violations.
• The document identifies a trend of 'green grabbing,' where market-based climate mitigation programs like carbon offsets and biodiversity markets are used to dispossess communities of their lands under the guise of environmental protection.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2026). La pertinence de l’instrument juridiquement contraignant des Nations Unies pour réglementer les activités des sociétés transnationales et autres entreprises comme levier structurel de la justice environnementale. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FR_FES_FIAN-Briefing-Paper_March-2026_FINAL.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. La pertinence de l’instrument juridiquement contraignant des Nations Unies pour réglementer les activités des sociétés transnationales et autres entreprises comme levier structurel de la justice environnementale. 2026. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FR_FES_FIAN-Briefing-Paper_March-2026_FINAL.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2026pertinence, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{La pertinence de l’instrument juridiquement contraignant des Nations Unies pour réglementer les activités des sociétés transnationales et autres entreprises comme levier structurel de la justice environnementale}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2026}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FR_FES_FIAN-Briefing-Paper_March-2026_FINAL.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }