While the matter of jurisdiction has always been an important hurdle for affected communities to hold multinational corporations accountable, there has been over the past few years an increase of lawsuits brought against those companies before courts in home States. Despite some being dismissed, more and more cases are allowed to proceed, opening new doors for victims.
The article identifies on-going international lawsuits against MNCs, i.e. lawsuits brought in a country that is not the country where the alleged harm occurred.
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