PROPOSITIONS DE LA CAMPAGNE MONDIALE POUR REVENDIQUER LA SOUVERAINETÉ DES PEUPLES, DÉMANTELER LE POUVOIR DES TRANSNATIONALES ET METTRE FIN À LEUR IMPUNITÉ

The document argues for a legally binding international treaty to end the impunity of transnational corporations (TNCs) and dismantle their systemic power. It proposes the creation of an international tribunal for TNCs and human rights, the establishment of joint and several liability across corporate value chains, and the reform of international financial institutions and trade regimes to prioritize human rights over investor profits. The text emphasizes the need for extraterritorial obligations for home states and the guarantee of free, collective, and swift legal recourse for affected communities.

• The document argues that TNCs are legal entities and thus subjects of law, meaning legal rules are mandatory for them and their directors, and they have an obligation to respect human rights within their entities and commercial relations.
• The authors claim that current international trade and investment agreements create an 'architecture of impunity' by placing TNCs above states and citizens, allowing them to bypass national courts via the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
• Home states of TNCs are urged to fulfill extraterritorial obligations to ensure reparations for human rights violations committed by TNCs in foreign jurisdictions, as outlined in the Maastricht Principles.
• The Global Campaign proposes the creation of an independent international tribunal for TNCs and human rights to judge complaints against TNCs, international economic-financial institutions, and states, ensuring civil and criminal liability for economic, industrial, and ecological crimes.
• The document advocates for the principle of joint and several liability, where parent companies are held responsible for human rights violations throughout their entire value chain, including subsidiaries, suppliers, and subcontractors, to prevent the dilution of responsibility through complex corporate structures.
• International Financial Institutions (IFIs) like the IMF and World Bank are described as part of the 'architecture of impunity' due to structural adjustment programs and loan conditions that force states to open economies to TNCs while the IFIs themselves avoid accountability.
• The document proposes that the World Bank must stop investing in fossil fuel extraction through the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and that IFIs should be required to repair damages caused by their policies.
• The text calls for the abolition of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system and the primacy of human rights and environmental protection over investor rights.
• To ensure access to justice for affected communities, the document proposes four essential elements: free legal procedures, the possibility of class actions, procedural speed, and the limitation of transactional settlements.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (2016). PROPOSITIONS DE LA CAMPAGNE MONDIALE POUR REVENDIQUER LA SOUVERAINETÉ DES PEUPLES, DÉMANTELER LE POUVOIR DES TRANSNATIONALES ET METTRE FIN À LEUR IMPUNITÉ. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SIX-points_FR.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. PROPOSITIONS DE LA CAMPAGNE MONDIALE POUR REVENDIQUER LA SOUVERAINETÉ DES PEUPLES, DÉMANTELER LE POUVOIR DES TRANSNATIONALES ET METTRE FIN À LEUR IMPUNITÉ. 2016. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SIX-points_FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternational2016propositions, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{PROPOSITIONS DE LA CAMPAGNE MONDIALE POUR REVENDIQUER LA SOUVERAINETÉ DES PEUPLES, DÉMANTELER LE POUVOIR DES TRANSNATIONALES ET METTRE FIN À LEUR IMPUNITÉ}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2016}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SIX-points_FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }