Paper/Proposal Title
Corporate Accountability in Transitional Justice: Reflections on an Ongoing Social Lab (Roundtable)
Location
Room S2035, Curran Place; also presented remotely
Start Date
12-3-2021 2:15 PM
End Date
12-3-2021 3:45 PM
Keywords
Social Lab, Human Rights Practice, Corporate Accountability, Transitional Justice
Abstract
This roundtable describes and reflects upon the Corporate Liability and Sustainable Peace (CLASP) Lab, a “social lab” convened to advance corporate accountability in post-conflict and transitional justice settings around the world. Launched in February 2021, the CLASP Lab is a virtual forum in three languages, bringing together more than 40 lawyers and community activists from 25 countries in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East to share experiences and devise strategies for holding corporations accountable for human rights violations, as part of processes of transitional justice.
Author/Speaker Biographical Statement(s)
Speakers: Tatiana Devia, Corporate Accountability Lab; Avery Kelly, Corporate Accountability Lab; Kaushik Sunder Rajan, University of Chicago
Included in
Comparative and Foreign Law Commons, Human Rights Law Commons, International Law Commons, Litigation Commons, Other Anthropology Commons
Corporate Accountability in Transitional Justice: Reflections on an Ongoing Social Lab (Roundtable)
Room S2035, Curran Place; also presented remotely
This roundtable describes and reflects upon the Corporate Liability and Sustainable Peace (CLASP) Lab, a “social lab” convened to advance corporate accountability in post-conflict and transitional justice settings around the world. Launched in February 2021, the CLASP Lab is a virtual forum in three languages, bringing together more than 40 lawyers and community activists from 25 countries in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East to share experiences and devise strategies for holding corporations accountable for human rights violations, as part of processes of transitional justice.
