Assessment on state’s duty to protect human rights violations by business enterprises within oil & gas industry (O&G)

To date, transnational corporations (TNCs), including oil and gas (O&G) companies, have had no direct human rights obligations under international law. International law and human rights law have principally focused on protecting individuals from violations by the government. In view of the rec...

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Main Authors: Ma Kalthum Ishak, Rohaida Nordin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14856/
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description To date, transnational corporations (TNCs), including oil and gas (O&G) companies, have had no direct human rights obligations under international law. International law and human rights law have principally focused on protecting individuals from violations by the government. In view of the recent development, it is timely to have a look into O&G laws in Malaysia. This article presents a brief summary of basic picture of O&G industry in Malaysia. In the first part, it gives a brief introduction of historical development of O&G industry and introduction of United Nations Guiding Principle (UNGP). It also discusses on the role of PETRONAS as the appointed main regulators of O&G industry in Malaysia. It then attempts to lay down the relationship between existing legal frameworks governing the activities in the value chain of the O&G industry in Malaysia and State responsibility to protect under UNGP principle.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:148562020-07-10T07:56:00Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14856/ Assessment on state’s duty to protect human rights violations by business enterprises within oil & gas industry (O&G) Ma Kalthum Ishak, Rohaida Nordin, To date, transnational corporations (TNCs), including oil and gas (O&G) companies, have had no direct human rights obligations under international law. International law and human rights law have principally focused on protecting individuals from violations by the government. In view of the recent development, it is timely to have a look into O&G laws in Malaysia. This article presents a brief summary of basic picture of O&G industry in Malaysia. In the first part, it gives a brief introduction of historical development of O&G industry and introduction of United Nations Guiding Principle (UNGP). It also discusses on the role of PETRONAS as the appointed main regulators of O&G industry in Malaysia. It then attempts to lay down the relationship between existing legal frameworks governing the activities in the value chain of the O&G industry in Malaysia and State responsibility to protect under UNGP principle. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14856/1/36964-116592-2-PB.pdf Ma Kalthum Ishak, and Rohaida Nordin, (2019) Assessment on state’s duty to protect human rights violations by business enterprises within oil & gas industry (O&G). Jurnal Undang-Undang dan Masyarakat, 25 . pp. 1-6. ISSN 1394-7729 http://ejournal.ukm.my/juum/issue/view/1243
spellingShingle Ma Kalthum Ishak,
Rohaida Nordin,
Assessment on state’s duty to protect human rights violations by business enterprises within oil & gas industry (O&G)
title Assessment on state’s duty to protect human rights violations by business enterprises within oil & gas industry (O&G)
title_full Assessment on state’s duty to protect human rights violations by business enterprises within oil & gas industry (O&G)
title_fullStr Assessment on state’s duty to protect human rights violations by business enterprises within oil & gas industry (O&G)
title_full_unstemmed Assessment on state’s duty to protect human rights violations by business enterprises within oil & gas industry (O&G)
title_short Assessment on state’s duty to protect human rights violations by business enterprises within oil & gas industry (O&G)
title_sort assessment on state’s duty to protect human rights violations by business enterprises within oil & gas industry (o&g)
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14856/
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http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14856/1/36964-116592-2-PB.pdf