CORPORATE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW • THE HINGE FUNCTION AND CONDUCTIVITY OF PIL IN IMPLEMENTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN EUROPE: A FACILITATING ROLE FOR PIL OR PIL AS A COMPLICATING FACTOR?

ABSTRACT. In this article the author explores the role private international law (‘PIL’) could play in addressing human rights violations committed by a multinational company operating outside Europe − possibly in a conflict zone − in a civil action in Europe. The article examines the feasibility of civil recourse in a European country seen from the perspective of PIL. pp. 178–207

Keywords: private international law, corporate social responsibility, multinationals