Corporate Accountability in the Context of Transitional Justice

"Breaking new ground in theorizing the linkages between the areas of transitional justice and corporate accountability, this book explores how corporations can be held accountable for their role in past human rights violations when a country is making a transition from conflict or repression to peace and democracy. It provides an an overview of the current trends in law and in legal and political discussion relating to both areas, as well as in-depth analysis of how tools of corporate accountability and transitional justice can complement each other in order to achieve the best outcomes for bringing justice. The authors bring extensive experience from diverse professional backgrounds and jurisdictions to provide the first sustained attempt to address this link"--

Sabine Michalowski is a Professor of Law at the University of Essex. Her research interests include the economic and social dimensions of transitional justice as well as corporate complicity. Her recent publications include articles on corporate complicity and on the link between sovereign debt and transitional justice.