Authoritarian Judiciaries in the Shadow of Interstate Tensions

• In Event: Rule of Law, Government Takings, and MNE Strategies for Property Protection

Brief Overview

We argue that, when multinational corporations litigate in host country courts, authoritarian governments can use their leverage over domestic judiciaries as a diplomatic tool.

Authors

• Frederick R. Chen, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Jian Xu, Emory University