Transnational corporations and international law: Bringing TNCs out of the accountability vacuum

Critical Perspectives on International Business

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-89

  de Jonge, Alice ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

International law; Transnational companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651467827     PISSN: 17422043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17422041111103840     Document Type: Article

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