Le texte révisé du traité contraignant : décevant à en faire honte

Friends of the Earth International expresses deep disappointment with the revised text of the UN's proposed binding treaty on transnational corporations. The organization argues that by expanding the scope to all companies rather than focusing on transnational corporations, the text ignores the power structures of parent companies and their supply chains. While acknowledging the inclusion of victims' rights, the group contends the document lacks international mechanisms to hold corporations accountable and fails to establish the supremacy of human rights over trade and investment agreements.

• The revised text of the treaty is considered weak because it expands its scope to cover all companies instead of focusing specifically on transnational corporations, which the authors argue are centers of power controlling subsidiaries and suppliers.
• The document fails to establish international jurisdiction or mechanisms to prosecute transnational corporations, leaving them able to evade national forums due to their transnational nature.
• While the revised text integrates 'victims' rights' and recognizes international instruments regarding women, indigenous peoples, workers, and human rights defenders, it only specifies state obligations to avoid or remedy violations.
• The authors argue that the current international trade and investment regime, specifically Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) systems, allows corporations to prioritize profits over human rights and sovereign public policies.
• There is a reported increase in mobilization for the binding treaty within African civil society and among African states, with South Africa specifically noted for leading the process alongside Ecuador.

APA

admin (2019). Le texte révisé du traité contraignant : décevant à en faire honte. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/le-texte-revise-du-traite-contraignant-decevant-a-en-faire-honte/

Chicago

admin. Le texte révisé du traité contraignant : décevant à en faire honte. Friends of the Earth International, 2019. https://www.foei.org/fr/le-texte-revise-du-traite-contraignant-decevant-a-en-faire-honte/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2019texte, author = {admin}, title = {{Le texte révisé du traité contraignant : décevant à en faire honte}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2019}, month = jul, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/le-texte-revise-du-traite-contraignant-decevant-a-en-faire-honte/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }