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100 | 1 | _aLobe, Jim. | |
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_aOil Firm Liable for Overseas Abuses by 'Agents'. / _cJim Lobe. |
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_bInter Press Service, _c2002. |
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_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2003. _nArticle 56. _pHuman Relations, _x1522-3248; |
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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. | |
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_aHuman rights _zBurma. |
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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. |
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_aSIRS Publishing, Inc. _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2003. _pHuman Relations., _x1522-3248. |
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