[ L’émergence de la responsabilité sociale des entreprises en Afrique: État des lieux et perspectives ]
Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2023, Pages 938–943
Isaac Kyamusoke Cyprien1
1 Chercheur au sein de l’AUF, Doctorant en Droit Université de Lubumbashi, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Economic recovery being a major concern for several African countries, they are doing everything to attract investors. The question of CSR always goes hand in hand with the life of companies in their operating phase, in order to ensure good governance of the business climate. Thus, in some African countries (in the DRC in particular) the issue of CSR remains calamitous. The whole problem experienced by local Congolese communities is linked to the fact that internal laws do not recognize the right of these communities to initiate legal action alone against the company’s bad promises. The question of the legal personality of Congolese local communities finds merit in the forestry code. This code limits the right of these, in particular the representation of local communities in justice. On the ground, several emerging companies make promises to local communities, the execution of which does not reach 1/3 of the promises made. Thus, in Congolese law, the question of CSR remains in the traditional conception where all the promises made depend on the will of the promising and not a legal obligation with binding measures in the event of non-performance. Recognizing the legal personality of the local community is not enough, on the other hand it must also be recognized the right to sue alone without going through intermediaries who sometimes stifle the claims of local communities.
Author Keywords: Social responsibility, companies, Africa.
Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2023, Pages 938–943
Isaac Kyamusoke Cyprien1
1 Chercheur au sein de l’AUF, Doctorant en Droit Université de Lubumbashi, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Economic recovery being a major concern for several African countries, they are doing everything to attract investors. The question of CSR always goes hand in hand with the life of companies in their operating phase, in order to ensure good governance of the business climate. Thus, in some African countries (in the DRC in particular) the issue of CSR remains calamitous. The whole problem experienced by local Congolese communities is linked to the fact that internal laws do not recognize the right of these communities to initiate legal action alone against the company’s bad promises. The question of the legal personality of Congolese local communities finds merit in the forestry code. This code limits the right of these, in particular the representation of local communities in justice. On the ground, several emerging companies make promises to local communities, the execution of which does not reach 1/3 of the promises made. Thus, in Congolese law, the question of CSR remains in the traditional conception where all the promises made depend on the will of the promising and not a legal obligation with binding measures in the event of non-performance. Recognizing the legal personality of the local community is not enough, on the other hand it must also be recognized the right to sue alone without going through intermediaries who sometimes stifle the claims of local communities.
Author Keywords: Social responsibility, companies, Africa.
Abstract: (french)
Le relèvement économique étant une préoccupation majeure de plusieurs pays africains, ceux-ci font tout pour attirer les investisseurs. La question de la RSE marchant toujours de pair avec la vie des entreprises dans leur phase d’exploitation, afin d’assurer une bonne gouvernance du climat des affaires. Ainsi dans certains pays africains (en RDC en particulier) la question de la RSE demeure calamiteuse. Tout le problème que connait les communautés locales congolaises, est lié au fait que les lois internes ne reconnaissent pas à ces communautés le droit d’initier seul l’action en justice contre les mauvaises promesses de l’entreprise. La question de la personnalité juridique des communautés locales congolaises trouve gain de cause dans le code forestier. Ce code limite le droit celles-ci, c’est notamment la représentation des communautés locales en justice. Sur terrain plusieurs entreprises émergentes font des promesses aux communautés locales, dont l’exécution n’atteint pas le 1/3 de promesses faites. Ainsi en droit congolais, la question de la RSE demeure dans la conception traditionnelle où toutes les promesses faites dépendent de la volonté du prometteur et non une obligation juridique avec des mesures contraignantes en cas d’inexécution. Reconnaitre à la communauté locale la personnalité juridique ne suffit pas, par contre il faut lui reconnaitre aussi le droit d’ester seul en justice sans passer par des personnes intermédiaires qui étouffent parfois les revendications des communautés locales.
Author Keywords: Responsabilité sociale, entreprises, Afrique.
How to Cite this Article
Isaac Kyamusoke Cyprien, “The Emergence of Corporate Social Responsibility in Africa: State of play and outlook,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 938–943, April 2023.
