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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…

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Garzón – ‘Crimes of a Political Nature’

Posted on 03/02/201210/03/2012 by markbtaylor

The Spanish Supreme Court this week rejected Judge Baltasar Garzóns request for dismissal of the private prosecution against him. As Pia Navazo reports, Judge Garzón is far from alone in his struggle to defend his attempt to investigate crimes of the Franco era. In a majority decision of four to three, the judges on the…

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