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Nestlé’s Bitter Apology: Child Labour, International Law and The Cocoa Industry

Hagmann, Mirjam LU (2024) MRSM15 20241
Human Rights Studies
Abstract
This thesis investigates Nestlé’s impunity for aiding and abetting forms of child labour in Côte d’Ivoire through analysing the landmark case Doe v. Nestlé. By employing a qualitative content analysis, this study disseminates the nearly two-decade court battle of oral arguments before the Supreme Court, amicus briefs from interested third parties, court rulings, as well as an interview with the leading lawyer in the case—Terry Collingsworth—which supports the findings and offers a narrative. Through the lens of Martti Koskenniemi’s theory of the international legal argument this research uncovers structural problems governing the relationship between multinational corporations, international law, and human rights transgressions in a... (More)
This thesis investigates Nestlé’s impunity for aiding and abetting forms of child labour in Côte d’Ivoire through analysing the landmark case Doe v. Nestlé. By employing a qualitative content analysis, this study disseminates the nearly two-decade court battle of oral arguments before the Supreme Court, amicus briefs from interested third parties, court rulings, as well as an interview with the leading lawyer in the case—Terry Collingsworth—which supports the findings and offers a narrative. Through the lens of Martti Koskenniemi’s theory of the international legal argument this research uncovers structural problems governing the relationship between multinational corporations, international law, and human rights transgressions in a real-life legal context. The findings show how international law itself contributes to the impunity of Nestlé. The recent trend of passing extraterritorial laws drives this study, awarding salience to an otherwise clandestine industry. (Less)
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author
Hagmann, Mirjam LU
supervisor
organization
course
MRSM15 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Corporate Accountability, Business and Human Rights, International Law, Doe vs Nestlé
language
English
id
9176310
date added to LUP
2024-10-09 08:45:51
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2024-10-09 08:45:51
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  abstract     = {{This thesis investigates Nestlé’s impunity for aiding and abetting forms of child labour in Côte d’Ivoire through analysing the landmark case Doe v. Nestlé. By employing a qualitative content analysis, this study disseminates the nearly two-decade court battle of oral arguments before the Supreme Court, amicus briefs from interested third parties, court rulings, as well as an interview with the leading lawyer in the case—Terry Collingsworth—which supports the findings and offers a narrative. Through the lens of Martti Koskenniemi’s theory of the international legal argument this research uncovers structural problems governing the relationship between multinational corporations, international law, and human rights transgressions in a real-life legal context. The findings show how international law itself contributes to the impunity of Nestlé. The recent trend of passing extraterritorial laws drives this study, awarding salience to an otherwise clandestine industry.}},
  author       = {{Hagmann, Mirjam}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Nestlé’s Bitter Apology: Child Labour, International Law and The Cocoa Industry}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}