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Potential jurisdictional bases for bringing corporate-related human rights abuse cases before Croatian courts

In situations in which human rights abuses are related to corporate activities abroad the issue of international jurisdiction arises whenever the victim contemplates the judicial redress. The problem lays in the means to bring the corporation to justice where human rights abuses were committed in the context of business activity by a company established abroad, usually in a less developed country, and belonging to a transnational corporation originating from a developed country. While, for variety of reasons, the redress in the victim’s home country may be ineffective, the access the justice in a developed country might not be as easy as desirable. The authors explore the options for establishing jurisdiction over such cases before Croatian courts focusing primarily on domestic provisions regarding jurisdiction by attraction and adhesive jurisdiction related to criminal proceedings.

Human rights, corporate responsibility, international jurisdiction, European Union, private international law

This paper is written as part of the research within the EU funded project “Business & Human Rights Challenges for cross border litigation in the European Union” (Grant Agree-ment No. JUST/2013/JCIV/AG/4661).