My research has received several grants and awards and applies a human rights methodology to questions of corporate responsibility (especially pertaining to ICT and emerging technologies), digital social impact, and corporate compliance. I am particularly interested in related normative questions of corporate law (including about the nature of the firm) and behavioral regulatory design. My research on the topic has been published in leading academic outlets and online fora.
A select list of my publications includes:
Academic papers:
Book review, Angelica Bonfanti, ed., Business and Human Rights in Europe: International Law Challenges, Business and Human Rights Journal 5 (2020), 171-74
Corporate Morality and Public Policy: The New Frontier of Ethical Business, 50 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 165-186 (2018)
The Shifting Sands of Corporate Liability under International Criminal Law, 49 George Washington International Law Review 351-403 (2016)
A New Penalty Structure for Corporate Involvement in Atrocity Crimes: About Prosecutors and Monitors, 57 Harvard International Law Journal (Online Symposium) 20-25 (2016)
Putting the ‘Corporate’ Back into Corporate Personhood: A Comparative Legal Analysis, 35 Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business 591-653 (2015)
The Paradox of Kiobel in Europe (with David Scheffer), Agora on “Transnational Human Rights Litigation After Kiobel,” 107 American Journal of International Law 852-857 (2013)
The Five Levels of CSR Compliance: The Resiliency of Corporate Liability under the Alien Tort Statute and the Case for a Counterattack Strategy in Compliance Theory (with David Scheffer), 29 Berkeley Journal of International Law334-397 (2011) (Cited in: Sarei v. Rio Tinto, PLC, 671 F.3d 736, 767 (9th Cir. 2011); Doe v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 654 F.3d 11, 37 n. 24, 38 n.25, 49 n. 35, 50 n. 38, 53 n. 43 (D.C. Cir. 2011); Petition for Writ of Certiorari at 34 n. 27, Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 133 S.Ct. 1659 (2013) (No. 101491); Brief of Petitioner at 27, 44, John Doe v. Nestle USA Inc., 2011 WL 2617616 (C.A.9)
Emerging Issues of Human Rights Responsibility in the Extractive and Manufacturing Industries: Patterns and Liability Risks, 6 Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights 327-353 (2008)
Blogposts, Interviews, Media
Bullhorns for Humanity: The Rise of CEOs as Social Activists, (with David Scheffer), Knowlege@Wharton, 2019
The New EU Data Protection Regulation – A Global Standard For Data Privacy(with Rein Krammer), Masuda Funai LLC (May 10, 2018)
A #TalkWith Caroline Kaeb, Chair of the PRME Working Group on Business and Human Rights (at the launch of the PRME Chapter Italy at LUISS Business School, Rome (May 30, 2018)
Build It And They Will Come: The Formative Stages of Human Rights Education in Business Schools (with David Scheffer), Business and Human Rights Journal Blog (Dec. 5, 2017)
A Focus on Sustainable Development Goals with Caroline Kaeb, LUISS Business School (December 4, 2017)
Interviewed about Human Rights: Corporations’ Newest Frontier,UConn Today (May 17, 2017)
The Corporate Joust with Morality (with David Scheffer), Opinio Juris (June 6, 2016)
Top 5 Reasons to Communicate About your Supply Chain Sustainability Efforts(with Sam Shiroff), SB Sustainable Brands (May 7, 2015)
Sustainability: Executive Perspective: A View from Europe on Corporate Accountability, Thomson Reuters (March 3, 2014) (presented at Aspen Institute)