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Reclaiming Public Services, Fighting Corporate Power

Susana Barria

6 September 2017

Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations with respect to human rights

Global Campaign: Framework Proposal

1. Explicit focus on the operations of TNCs2. Cover all human rights – right to life,development, international laws/norms3. Extra-territorial obligations of Govtsin relation to 'their' TNCs4. Assert hierarchical superiority of HRnorms over trade treaties5. Address the HR obligations of TNCsalong Global Supply Chains6. Obligations of IFIs with regard to HR7. Enforcement instrument – International Tribunal on TNCs and HR8. Protection from corporate capture