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There is a climate of impunity surrounding economic activities that promote
or sustain conflict and human rights abuse. Many companies in search of
extractive resources and inexpensive labour operate in developing countries
beset by violence, repression, or war, where effective governance and
accountability are absent. There are international laws that define a
number of crimes in these situations, but companies, governments, and
affected communities remain largely unaware of existing liabilities.
Business and International Crimes seeks to improve the understanding of
existing norms that govern companies operating or invested in situations
of armed conflict or repression. This Executive Summary, and the studies
on the accompanying disk, map international and national laws and jurisprudence
with the aim of improving the accountability of private sector actors
by clarifying the liabilities they may face in connection with conflict
or repression. The disk includes:
• A Commentary on the liability of companies for international crimes
• Comparative Surveys of liability in five national jurisdictions
(Canada, France, Norway, U.K., U.S. )
• Links to cases and other resources on the website, www.fafo.no/liabilities
Business and International Crimes is a joint project of Fafo and
the International Peace Academy.
Financial support for this project has been generously provided by the
Governments of Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom,
as well as the International Development Research Centre, The Rockefeller
Foundation, and The United Nations Foundation
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