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100 1 _aLobe, Jim.
245 1 0 _aOil Firm Liable for Overseas Abuses by 'Agents'. /
_cJim Lobe.
260 _bInter Press Service,
_c2002.
440 0 _aSIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
_nArticle 56.
_pHuman Relations,
_x1522-3248;
500 _aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
500 _aOriginally Published: Oil Firm Liable for Overseas Abuses by 'Agents', Sept. 19, 2002; pp. n.p..
520 _a"In a landmark decision hailed by human rights and corporate accountability activists, a federal appeals court has ruled that oil giant Unocal can be sued for forced labor, rape, and murder committed by Burmese soldiers guarding a major gas pipeline project completed three years ago [1999]." (INTER PRESS SERVICE) This article reviews a court decision allowing a lawsuit against oil giant Unocal, marking "a major milestone in making corporations accountable for human rights abuses tied to their operations or activities abroad.".
599 _aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
610 2 0 _aUnocal Corporation.
650 0 _aActions and defenses.
650 0 _aForced labor.
650 0 _aHuman rights
_zBurma.
650 0 _aInternational business enterprises.
650 0 _aJudgments.
650 0 _aLiability (Law)
650 0 _aSocial responsibility of business.
650 0 _aViolent crimes.
651 0 _aBurma
_xArmed Forces.
710 2 _aSIRS Publishing, Inc.
_tSIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
_pHuman Relations.,
_x1522-3248.
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