8116 MRF-2019-112 Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship

Project Details

Description

The project aims to interrogate an emerging narrative asserting the existence of a sui-generis European human
rights order, founded on market freedoms, which is claimed to necessitate treating companies as victims of
human rights violations. It will evaluate the scope for extending human rights to companies under the European
Convention system whilst preserving the integrity and goals of human rights protection in Europe in line with
other international human rights treaties and in the light of growing concerns about the global rise of corporate
power and the use of international law by transnational corporations to protect private commercial interests.
Alternative titleIntellectual Property and the Human Rights of Companies in Europe
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/09/2031/08/22

Research Groups and Themes

  • Human Rights Implementation Centre
  • ECHR, First Protocol, Property Rights,
  • Centre for Health, Law and Society
  • Patents, health rights
  • Centre for International Law
  • International IP law, International human rights
  • Centre for Global Law and Innovation
  • Intellectual property rights, innovation

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