Pipeline to Justice?. Lisa Girion.
by Girion, Lisa; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 53Human Relations. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Actions and defenses | Burma -- Armed Forces | Burma -- Politics and government | Forced labor | Human rights | Human rights -- Burma | International business enterprises | Joint ventures | Liability (Law) | Social responsibility of business | Unocal Corp | Violent crimesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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.
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