International Law

The Case for an International Court of Civil Justice

By Maya Steinitz
Cambridge University Press December 2018

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ISBN-13
9781107162853
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
December 2018
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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When multinational corporations cause mass harms to lives, livelihoods, and the environment in developing countries, it is nearly impossible for victims to find a court that can and will issue an enforceable judgment.

In this work, Professor Maya Steinitz presents a detailed rationale for the creation of an International Court of Civil Justice (ICCJ) to hear such transnational mass tort cases. The world's legal systems were not designed to solve these kinds of complex transnational disputes, and the absence of mechanisms to ensure coordination means that victims try, but fail, to find justice in country after country, court after court.

The Case for an International Court of Civil Justice explains how the ICCJ would provide victims with access to justice and corporate defendants with a non-corrupt forum and an end to the cost and uncertainty of unending litigation-more efficiently resolving the most complicated types of civil litigation.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. How New International Courts Come into Being
2. The Stories behind the Cases: The Bhopal Disaster, the Devastation of the Ecuadorian Amazon, and the Abuse and Murder of Dr. Kiobel
3. The Problem of the Missing Forum
4. The Business Case for the ICCJ
5. Institutional and Procedural Features of an ICCJ
Conclusion
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