Residual Jurisdiction under the Brussels I bis Regulation. An Unexpected Avenue to Address Extraterritorial Corporate Human Rigths Violations

The chapter examines the avenues for redress with reference to human rights violations performed by multinational corporations. Specifically, it reviews the practice of EU Member States, discusses the conceptual and normative foundations of domestic residual jurisdiction under Article 6 of the Brussels I bis Regulation, and assesses its potential for the protection of the victims of such violations