Abstract
This article examines the relevant international law associated with genocide and hate speech and examines whether there are any legal grounds to hold a corporation liable for how people chose to use its product or service in relation to human rights violations. The analysis begins with a brief overview of international criminal and human rights law, relevant treaties, jurisdictional issues, and the legal theories of corporate criminal liability and complicity. Because current international law provides no clear answer, this article proposes that international courts use a balancing test which evaluates a non-exclusive list of ten main factors.
Recommended Citation
Juliana Palmieri, Can Social Media Corporations be held Liable Under International Law for Human Rights Atrocities?, 34 Pace Int'l L. Rev. 135 (2022)DOI: https://doi.org/10.58948/2331-3536.1421
Available at: https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/pilr/vol34/iss2/4
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