El segundo borrador revisado del tratado vinculante de la ONU: «es como si perdiese su alma»

The Global Campaign for Peoples' Sovereignty criticizes the second revised draft of the UN binding treaty on transnational corporations (TNCs), arguing it is too weak to achieve the goals of Resolution 26/9. The campaign highlights the failure to include obligations for TNCs to respect human rights, the omission of global production chains, and the lack of an international court for sanctions. It also warns that the COVID-19 pandemic hinders civil society participation, calling for alternative consultation methods before the sixth session of the Intergovernmental Working Group.

• The draft is criticized for expanding its scope to all companies regardless of type, which the authors argue dilutes the original purpose of Resolution 26/9 to specifically target companies with transnational activities.
• The document identifies several critical omissions in the draft, including the lack of recognized human rights obligations for TNCs, the exclusion of global production chains, and the absence of an international court or effective legal mechanisms for sanctions.
• The draft fails to establish the primacy of international human rights standards over other legal instruments, specifically trade and investment agreements, and lacks sufficient provisions to address corporate capture, particularly in the Global South.
• The authors argue that the draft weakens the responsibility of parent companies and fails to impose joint and several liability for violations occurring along the global value chain.
• The COVID-19 pandemic is cited as a major barrier to the meaningful participation of civil society and affected communities in the negotiation process, creating risks to the legitimacy of the treaty.
• The campaign recommends that the sixth session of the Intergovernmental Working Group should not proceed as a negotiation but should instead explore alternative inclusive consultation processes.

APA

admin (2020). El segundo borrador revisado del tratado vinculante de la ONU: «es como si perdiese su alma». Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/el-segundo-borrador-revisado-del-tratado-vinculante-de-la-onu-es-como-si-perdiese-su-alma/

Chicago

admin. El segundo borrador revisado del tratado vinculante de la ONU: «es como si perdiese su alma». Friends of the Earth International, 2020. https://www.foei.org/es/el-segundo-borrador-revisado-del-tratado-vinculante-de-la-onu-es-como-si-perdiese-su-alma/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2020segundo, author = {admin}, title = {{El segundo borrador revisado del tratado vinculante de la ONU: «es como si perdiese su alma»}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2020}, month = sep, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/el-segundo-borrador-revisado-del-tratado-vinculante-de-la-onu-es-como-si-perdiese-su-alma/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }