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SUMMARY:Why do some countries retract extraterritorial jurisdiction over i
 ssues of human rights while others step forward? - Dr. Jodie Kirshner  Uni
 versity Lecturer in Corporate Law and the Deputy Director of the Cambridge
  Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law.
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DESCRIPTION:The U.S. has policed the multinational human rights abuses of 
 multinational corporations more aggressively than any other country\, but 
 recent decisions under the Alien Tort Statute indicate that it is now back
 tracking. Europe\, paradoxically\, is moving in the other direction. Why d
 o some countries retract extraterritorial jurisdiction over issues of huma
 n rights while others step forward? The article traces the opposing trends
  through corporate human rights cases and suggests that the answer may lie
  in attitudes towards national sovereignty. The developments raise importa
 nt questions regarding the position of the U.S. in a globalizing world and
  its role in upholding international norms.
LOCATION:Alison Richard Building- 7 West Road (Room 138)
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