Titolo La 'corporate civil liability' nell'ordinamento giuridico canadese [Nota a sentenza: Supreme Court of Canada, Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5, 28 febbraio 2020] Periodico Diritti umani e diritto internazionale Anno: 2020 - Volume: 14 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 607 - Pagina finale: 613
The paper aims to analyse the judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada in Nevsun case in which itoffers a possible direct remedy for violations of fundamental human rights enshrined in customaryinternational law by corporations. This decision is reflective of a new development in the growingwave of civil liability suits in many domestic jurisdictions of Western States to hold transnationalcorporations accountable for human rights violations and environmental damages.