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4. International law
Companies can therefore be forced to compensate for the ecological damage they have caused, whether on the basis of environmental civil liability (national law) or environmental liability (European Union law), or in the specific case of a breach of duty of care (national law and soon European Union law). However, can they be held liable for environmental damage on an international level? Is there such a thing as corporate civil liability based on international law?
Today, this question is being raised with great acuity by the development of CSR. An environmental civil liability based on international law could be envisaged. For the time being, however, the preferred tools are international conventions covering specific sectors.
4.1 The possibility of international...
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Law no. 2016-1087 of August 8, 2016 for the reconquest of biodiversity, nature and landscapes (JORF no. 0184 of August 9, 2016), NOR: DEVL1400720L.
Law no. 85-677 of July 5, 1985 to improve the situation of traffic accident victims and speed up compensation procedures (JORF of July 6, 1985).
Directive (EC) no. 85/374 of July 25, 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations...
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