Veiled Power: International Law and the Private Corporation 1886â1981, by Doreen Lustig (2020) (Book Review)
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This review critically examines Doreen Lustigâs Veiled Power: International Law and the Private Corporation 1886â1981 (Oxford University Press, 2020), which challenges the dominant âfailure narrativeâ surrounding the regulation of multinational corporations under international law. Lustig reconstructs a long and often obscured history of corporate rights and responsibilities through detailed case studies ranging from chartered companies in colonial Africa and Firestoneâs activities in Liberia to the Nuremberg industrialist trials and the emergence of the international investment regime. The review situates Lustigâs contribution within broader scholarly debates on sovereignty, the corporate veil, and the indeterminacy of international law, while also highlighting significant omissions â such as the Zyklon-B case, the Polish Supreme National Tribunal, and the Reparations for Injuries advisory opinion â that complicate her narrative of international lawâs treatment of corporations. By foregrounding these gaps, the review argues for a more nuanced and contextually rich understanding of corporate accountability that links historical developments to post-1990s discussions on business and human rights, international criminal responsibility, and transitional justice.
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Veiled Power: International Law and the Private Corporation 1886â1981, by Doreen Lustig (2020) (Book Review)
In: New Zealand Yearbook of International Law OnlineSearch for other papers by Yahel Gerlic [Gerlitz] in
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Abstract
This review critically examines Doreen Lustigâs Veiled Power: International Law and the Private Corporation 1886â1981 (Oxford University Press, 2020), which challenges the dominant âfailure narrativeâ surrounding the regulation of multinational corporations under international law. Lustig reconstructs a long and often obscured history of corporate rights and responsibilities through detailed case studies ranging from chartered companies in colonial Africa and Firestoneâs activities in Liberia to the Nuremberg industrialist trials and the emergence of the international investment regime. The review situates Lustigâs contribution within broader scholarly debates on sovereignty, the corporate veil, and the indeterminacy of international law, while also highlighting significant omissions â such as the Zyklon-B case, the Polish Supreme National Tribunal, and the Reparations for Injuries advisory opinion â that complicate her narrative of international lawâs treatment of corporations. By foregrounding these gaps, the review argues for a more nuanced and contextually rich understanding of corporate accountability that links historical developments to post-1990s discussions on business and human rights, international criminal responsibility, and transitional justice.
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