Regulating the activities of Multinational Corporations in Nigeria: A Case for the African Union?

Ekhator, Eghosa O.

dc.contributor.author	Ekhator, Eghosa O.	*
dc.date.accessioned	2018-06-26T11:01:57Z
dc.date.available	2018-06-26T11:01:57Z
dc.date.issued	2018-03-05
dc.identifier.citation	Ekhator, E.O. (2018). Regulating the Activities of Multinational Corporations in Nigeria: A Case for the African Union?. International Community Law Review, 20(1), pp.30-68.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1163/18719732-12341365
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10034/621208
dc.description.abstract	Due to the ineffectiveness of the extant regulatory framework (not limited to home country, host country and international law) governing the activities of multinational corporations (MNCs), new regulatory paradigms have been advocated by scholars. Arguably, the African Union (AU) (and its mechanisms) can be the basis of MNC regulation in Africa. However, regulation of the activities of MNCs operating in Africa appears not to be among the major or pressing priorities of the African Union (AU) and its institutions. There is no normative and institutional framework at the AU level regulating the activities of MNCs in Africa. There are, however, moves to design measures to redress this anomaly. This article will focus on the development of recent strategies by the AU and its institutions to “regulate” the activities of MNCs in Africa and its implications in Nigeria.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Brill	en
dc.relation.url	http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/18719732-12341365	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	en
dc.subject	Malabo Protocol	en
dc.subject	African Union	en
dc.subject	regulation	en
dc.subject	multinational corporations	en
dc.title	Regulating the activities of Multinational Corporations in Nigeria: A Case for the African Union?	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.identifier.eissn	1871-9732
dc.contributor.department	University of Chester	en
dc.identifier.journal	International Community Law Review	en
dc.date.accepted	2018-01-20
or.grant.openaccess	Yes	en
rioxxterms.funder	Unfunded	en
rioxxterms.identifier.project	Unfunded	en
rioxxterms.version	AM	en
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate	2020-06-26
html.description.abstract	Due to the ineffectiveness of the extant regulatory framework (not limited to home country, host country and international law) governing the activities of multinational corporations (MNCs), new regulatory paradigms have been advocated by scholars. Arguably, the African Union (AU) (and its mechanisms) can be the basis of MNC regulation in Africa. However, regulation of the activities of MNCs operating in Africa appears not to be among the major or pressing priorities of the African Union (AU) and its institutions. There is no normative and institutional framework at the AU level regulating the activities of MNCs in Africa. There are, however, moves to design measures to redress this anomaly. This article will focus on the development of recent strategies by the AU and its institutions to “regulate” the activities of MNCs in Africa and its implications in Nigeria.