8 propuestas para el instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre Empresas Transnacionales (ETNs) y Derechos Humanos

The submission argues that TNCs operate with unprecedented economic and political power, often evading national laws through complex structures and benefiting from investment treaties that prioritize private profit over human rights. It proposes a binding UN treaty that establishes TNCs' obligations to respect all human rights, holds them civilly and criminally liable (including joint liability for subsidiaries and suppliers), and mandates that states regulate TNCs' extraterritorial activities. The document further calls for the legal supremacy of human rights over trade and investment agreements, the inclusion of international financial institutions like the IMF and World Bank in the treaty's scope, and the creation of a World Court on TNCs and Human Rights. Finally, it demands that TNCs be excluded from the negotiation process to prevent corporate influence from undermining the instrument's effectiveness.

• Transnational corporations (TNCs) utilize complex corporate structures and their immense economic power to evade national and international regulations, often operating in jurisdictions with weak accountability laws.
• The proposed instrument must mandate that TNCs respect all human rights, including the right to a healthy environment, and ensure that their subsidiaries, suppliers, and subcontractors do the same.
• States should be legally obligated to regulate the extraterritorial activities of TNCs based in their territory to ensure victims in other countries have access to justice and reparation.
• International human rights and environmental standards must be hierarchically superior to free trade and investment agreements, and states should be prohibited from submitting investor-state disputes to international arbitration bodies.
• The treaty should establish civil and criminal liability for TNCs and their executives, including joint liability for the actions of subsidiaries and suppliers to prevent the externalization of risks and costs.
• International financial institutions, specifically the IMF and World Bank, should be subject to the treaty because their structural adjustment policies and project financing often facilitate TNC impunity and human rights violations.
• To ensure enforcement, the document proposes three international bodies: a compliance monitoring organ (Committee), a Public Center for TNC Control, and a World Court on TNCs and Human Rights.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2015). 8 propuestas para el instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre Empresas Transnacionales (ETNs) y Derechos Humanos. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CampaignSubmission-ES-jul2015.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. 8 propuestas para el instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre Empresas Transnacionales (ETNs) y Derechos Humanos. 2015. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CampaignSubmission-ES-jul2015.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{friendsoftheearthinternational2015propuestas, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{8 propuestas para el instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante sobre Empresas Transnacionales (ETNs) y Derechos Humanos}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2015}, month = jun, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CampaignSubmission-ES-jul2015.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }