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Supply Chain Accountability Through Extraterritorial Tortious Litigation

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Tortious litigation involves a civil wrong (a tort) that causes a claimant to suffer harm, resulting in legal liability. Extraterritorial tortious litigation occurs where the legal proceedings are pursued in a different jurisdiction from where the tort occurred.

Introduction

Despite increasing pressure by the international community to improve supply chain accountability, corporate supply chains remain largely unregulated and rife with human rights abuse. This entry is premised on the argument that change can be achieved where states, corporations, and civil society work together to achieve accountability and alter practice (Ruggie 2013). The UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) emphasize the importance of collaboration between the corporate sector and governments to realize the objectives. Agenda 30 calls on “all businesses to apply their creativity and innovation to solving sustainable development challenges” and commits States to “foster a dynamic and...

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  1. Leigh Day, London, UK

    Nina de Puy Kamp

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  1. European School of Sustainability, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

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  5. International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, UK

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Kamp, N.d.P. (2020). Supply Chain Accountability Through Extraterritorial Tortious Litigation. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Decent Work and Economic Growth. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71058-7_117-1

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