Using Judicial Actions to Address Corporate Human Rights Abuses: Colombia, 2000–2014

Abstract

This chapter uses Colombia as a case study to explore some of the patterns in the use and outcomes of judicial remedy mechanisms. It looks at the global regulatory framework where these mechanisms are embedded, and uses descriptive statistics to explore hypotheses extracted from different sets of literature that try to explain remedy and accountability outcomes. Some preliminary findings on patterns that need further testing highlight the importance of global pressure and the role of civil society and its networks in obtaining accountability and remedy. There was no support in the comparative analysis of claims regarding the importance of the company profile (i.e. economic sector, notoriety of brand and commitment to global human rights norms) in judicial outcomes.