business – The Laws of Rule

A Case of Counterfactuals

Posted on 08/03/201210/03/2012 by markbtaylor

Iceland’s former prime minister is in court for things he didn’t do. To be precise, he is charged with four counts of not doing what he should have done, under the laws on ministerial responsibility. Herdis Sigurgrimsdottir explains. The case of former Prime Minister Geir Haarde is as intriguing as it is unprecedented. The principle…

A Web of Corporate Liability

Posted on 28/02/201227/11/2012 by markbtaylor

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States begins hearing arguments in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Shell, a landmark case in the struggle to hold business entities accountable for human rights harms committed abroad. The case involves allegations by members of the Ogoni people of Nigeria that Shell assisted the Nigerian government in torturing and…