contribution officielle de la fédération internationale des amis de la terre à la seconde session du groupe de travail intergouvernemental

Friends of the Earth International's 2016 submission to the UN Intergovernmental Working Group advocates for a legally binding treaty to hold transnational corporations and their financiers civilly and criminally liable for human rights and environmental violations. The document proposes the creation of an international court, the primacy of human rights over investment treaties (including ISDS), and the establishment of a public monitoring center to prevent corporate capture of the regulatory process.

• The proposed UN Treaty should have a comprehensive scope covering all human rights, including civil, political, economic, social, cultural, labor, education, health, housing, and information rights, as well as environmental rights such as the right to water, food, and a healthy environment.
• FoEI argues that the Treaty must establish civil and criminal liability for transnational corporations (TNCs) and their executives, extending this responsibility to subsidiaries, commercial partners, global supply chain entities, subcontractors, and financiers.
• The document calls for the creation of an independent international court to judge TNCs, states, and international financial institutions for human rights violations and environmental crimes, serving as a complementary mechanism to national systems.
• FoEI emphasizes that human rights frameworks must take legal precedence over trade and investment treaties, specifically calling for the prohibition or 'carve-out' of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms when they conflict with human rights obligations.
• The document advocates for a public center to monitor TNCs, which would conduct investigations and centralize information on legal cases against corporations, ensuring transparency and preventing corporate interference in UN negotiations.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2016). contribution officielle de la fédération internationale des amis de la terre à la seconde session du groupe de travail intergouvernemental. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/UN-Treaty-TNCs-submission-French.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. contribution officielle de la fédération internationale des amis de la terre à la seconde session du groupe de travail intergouvernemental. 2016. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/UN-Treaty-TNCs-submission-French.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternational2016contribution, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{contribution officielle de la fédération internationale des amis de la terre à la seconde session du groupe de travail intergouvernemental}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2016}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/UN-Treaty-TNCs-submission-French.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }