Girion, Lisa,
Pipeline to Justice?. Lisa Girion. - Los Angeles Times, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 53, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Pipeline to Justice?, June 15, 2003; pp. A1+.
"If Jane Doe 1 and 14 other plaintiffs succeed in forcing Unocal to defend itself in a courtroom thousands of miles from the scene of the alleged crimes, they will make history. More than two dozen suits have been filed in U.S. courts over the last decade against U.S. corporations--including Exxon Mobil Corp., Ford Motor Co. and IBM Corp.--for alleged human rights abuses in countries from Colombia to South Africa. None has been tried." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) The author discusses attempts to hold a corporation liable for human rights violations by a foreign government that is a business partner.
1522-3248;
Unocal Corp.
Actions and defenses
Forced labor
Human rights
Human rights--Burma
International business enterprises
Joint ventures
Liability (Law)
Social responsibility of business
Violent crimes
Burma--Armed Forces
Burma--Politics and government
AC1.S5
050
Pipeline to Justice?. Lisa Girion. - Los Angeles Times, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 53, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Pipeline to Justice?, June 15, 2003; pp. A1+.
"If Jane Doe 1 and 14 other plaintiffs succeed in forcing Unocal to defend itself in a courtroom thousands of miles from the scene of the alleged crimes, they will make history. More than two dozen suits have been filed in U.S. courts over the last decade against U.S. corporations--including Exxon Mobil Corp., Ford Motor Co. and IBM Corp.--for alleged human rights abuses in countries from Colombia to South Africa. None has been tried." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) The author discusses attempts to hold a corporation liable for human rights violations by a foreign government that is a business partner.
1522-3248;
Unocal Corp.
Actions and defenses
Forced labor
Human rights
Human rights--Burma
International business enterprises
Joint ventures
Liability (Law)
Social responsibility of business
Violent crimes
Burma--Armed Forces
Burma--Politics and government
AC1.S5
050