Extraterritoriality and corporate climate responsibility

Sara L. Seck

Chapter 28 in Research Handbook on Extraterritoriality in International Law, 2023, pp 476-493 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter considers the concept of extraterritoriality in international law as it relates to the transformative changes that will be necessary to realize a planet with a stable climate and toxic-safe, resilient ecosystems. It considers these issues through examining a ground-breaking human rights-based climate litigation case against Royal Dutch Shell PLC (the RDS case). Ultimately, this chapter asks whether extraterritoriality as revealed in the RDS case could serve as a tool for transformative action, or whether it serves as a shield behind which the rich may continue to hide irresponsible production and overconsumption patterns. Does the concept of extraterritoriality have anything to offer those seeking climate justice who are least responsible for planetary crisis yet most vulnerable to it?

Keywords: Law - Academic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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