Ms Virginie Rouas
LLM in Environmental Law (University of Strasbourg), MSc in Political Science (Lille II University), Bachelor’s Degree in Law (University of Valenciennes)
Overview
Law, Environment and Development Centre (LEDC)
LEDC Member
- Name:
- Ms Virginie Rouas
- Email address:
- virginie_rouas@soas.ac.uk
- Thesis title:
- The Development of Foreign Direct Liability Litigation for Corporate Responsibility in Europe
- Year of Study:
- 3rd year
Internal Supervisors
PhD Research
My thesis is directly concerned with the issue of business accountability for human rights abuses and environmental damage. Specifically, my research focuses on the development of European transnational litigation against multinational enterprises for their activities in developing countries.
PhD Publications
P. Muchlinski & V. Rouas, "Foreign Direct Liability Litigation: Towards the Transnationalisation of Corporate Legal Responsibility," Business and Human Rights Litigation, American Bar Association, Forthcoming.
PhD Conferences
Regulating Multinational Enterprises through Transnational Litigation: opportunities and Limits in Europe, Law Conference Regulating Behaviour: Law, Theory and Practice, Birmingham Law School, 26 September 2012.
PhD Affiliations
Member of the Law, Environment and Development Centre
Research
Access to justice & litigation; corporate accountability; conflicts linked to natural resources; environmental and collective rights; criminal law; international law processes; forest conservation; African studies.
