The History of National Contact Points and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

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dialnet-ar-18-ART00013223222019-05-15The History of National Contact Points and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational EnterprisesFoort Foort, Sander van'tnational contact pointsOECDGuidelines for Multinational Enterprisesresponsible business conductmultinormativityThis article analyses the legal development of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (MNE Guidelines) and their implementation mechanism – National Contact Points (NCPs). Both the MNE Guidelines and NCPs have matured over the past 40 years. While the MNE Guidelines have broadened their scope of application by covering more themes, NCPs have evolved to become legally binding, resulting in the unique combination of soft-law guidelines with a legally binding implementation mechanism. The legal evolution of the MNE Guidelines and NCPs is analysed by extensively consulting their ›legislative‹ history and by referring to various cases that have been submitted to NCPs and courts. More complex questions are also addressed, for instance, regarding the relation between the MNE Guidelines and customary law and the MNE Guidelines’ legal status since their increased (partial) integration into hard law.This article aims to offer the first comprehensive overview of these often overlooked guidelines from a legal-historical perspective and discusses their multinormativity.2017text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=6094043(Revista) ISSN 1619-4993Rechtsgeschichte-Legal History, ISSN 1619-4993, Nº 25, 2017, pags. 195-214engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI

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Rechtsgeschichte-Legal History, ISSN 1619-4993, Nº 25, 2017, pags. 195-214

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national contact points
OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
responsible business conduct
multinormativity

national contact points
OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
responsible business conduct
multinormativity
Foort Foort, Sander van't
The History of National Contact Points and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

This article analyses the legal development of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (MNE Guidelines) and their implementation mechanism – National Contact Points (NCPs). Both the MNE Guidelines and NCPs have matured over the past 40 years. While the MNE Guidelines have broadened their scope of application by covering more themes, NCPs have evolved to become legally binding, resulting in the unique combination of soft-law guidelines with a legally binding implementation mechanism. The legal evolution of the MNE Guidelines and NCPs is analysed by extensively consulting their ›legislative‹ history and by referring to various cases that have been submitted to NCPs and courts. More complex questions are also addressed, for instance, regarding the relation between the MNE Guidelines and customary law and the MNE Guidelines’ legal status since their increased (partial) integration into hard law.This article aims to offer the first comprehensive overview of these often overlooked guidelines from a legal-historical perspective and discusses their multinormativity.

Article

Foort Foort, Sander van't

Foort Foort, Sander van't

Foort Foort, Sander van't

The History of National Contact Points and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

The History of National Contact Points and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

The History of National Contact Points and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

The History of National Contact Points and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

The History of National Contact Points and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

history of national contact points and the oecd guidelines for multinational enterprises

2017

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