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- The European Union, Emerging Global Business and Human Rights
- Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy
- The European Union, Emerging Global Business and Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword
- Series Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Tables of Treaties and Cases
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I International Perspective
- Part II Perspective of the European Union and Its Member States
- 3 The European Union
- 4 European Union Member State
- 5 European Union Member State
- Part III Perspective of Developing and Emerging States
- Select Bibliography
- Index
5 - European Union Member State
The Netherlands
from Part II - Perspective of the European Union and Its Member States
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2022
- The European Union, Emerging Global Business and Human Rights
- Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy
- The European Union, Emerging Global Business and Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword
- Series Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Tables of Treaties and Cases
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- Part I International Perspective
- Part II Perspective of the European Union and Its Member States
- 3 The European Union
- 4 European Union Member State
- 5 European Union Member State
- Part III Perspective of Developing and Emerging States
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter aims to investigate the extent to which the Netherlands has attempted to rein in transnational corporations from developing and emerging states by imposing requirements as a matter of regulatory compliance, either directly as an obligation formulated in a rule, or indirectly by offering corporations the opportunity to defend against civil violations. Section 1 of this chapter examines the Dutch Child Labour Duty of Care Law (2019). An evaluation of the parliamentary debates increases our understanding as to whether and to what extent competition from non-Dutch corporations – and, in particular, transnational corporations from developing and emerging states – in the global marketplace has had an impact on the stringency and reach of this legislative initiative. Section 2 discusses the (largely hypothetical) avenues available to bring claims against transnational corporations from developing and emerging states in Dutch courts.
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- The European Union, Emerging Global Business and Human Rights , pp. 187 - 210Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022