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This seminar examines human rights issues related to global operations of multinational corporations. Students study relevant international legal standards, including applicable corporate law principles; the international legal personality of corporations; the scope of corporate responsibilities/duties to respect, protect, and promote human rights in the corporate ¿spheres of influence;¿ complicity, agency, and joint venture liability; civil and criminal remedies litigation before domestic courts; extraterritorial and universal jurisdiction; soft rules and corporate self-regulation with reference to the U.N. Global Compact and corporate codes of conduct; the legal objectives of companies and the conflict between shareholder and stakeholder interests; and non-market management strategies integrating human rights issues with contract law, monitoring, risk assessments, and stakeholder-sensitive corporate governance structures. The seminar also focuses on human rights litigation against multinational corporations, such as the Royal Dutch/Shell, Chevron, and Unocal cases under the Alien Tort Statute and Torture Victim Protection Act, as well as legal developments in selected European jurisdictions. Maximum number of 15 students. 25-page paper requirement, and there is a two-draft requirement for three credits.