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 (FoEI) advocates for a legally binding UN treaty to end the systemic impunity of transnational corporations (TNCs). The submission argues that the treaty must establish civil and criminal liability for TNCs, their executives, and financiers across global supply chains. FoEI proposes the creation of an independent international court to judge environmental crimes and human rights abuses, emphasizing the need for a hierarchy where human rights obligations prevail over trade and investment agreements, specifically targeting the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism. The document highlights cases of corporate abuse in Nigeria, Brazil, Mozambique, and elsewhere to illustrate the failure of current voluntary standards and national judicial systems.

• The proposed UN Treaty should establish both civil and criminal liability for transnational corporations (TNCs) and their executives, extending this responsibility to subsidiaries, commercial partners, subcontractors, and financiers within global supply chains.
• FoEI argues for the creation of an independent international court to receive and judge complaints against TNCs, states, and international financial institutions, serving as a mechanism to enforce binding regulations and recognize the legal personality of corporations for criminal and civil liability.
• The document asserts that human rights frameworks must have legal primacy over trade and investment treaties, specifically calling for the prohibition or renegotiation of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms that undermine human rights and environmental obligations.
• The submission highlights the failure of national judicial systems to provide access to justice, citing examples such as Shell in Nigeria, where legal battles have been delayed for decades, and Vale in Mozambique, where community complaints regarding mining pollution and forced displacement were refused.
• The document emphasizes the need to address the cumulative impact of corporate operations, including historical responsibility for climate change and repeated or irreversible environmental crimes.

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/2021/10/20-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/2021/10/20-UN-Treaty-TNCs-submission-French.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{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}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2016}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20-UN-Treaty-TNCs-submission-French.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }