Part of the following timelines
Apartheid reparations lawsuits (re So. Africa)
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US Supreme Court rejects appeal by So. Africans against IBM & Ford for alleged support of apartheid
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Alien Tort Case Development: Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claims Against Ford and IBM
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Unrealistic Pleading Standards: Another Injustice for Human Rights Victims
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2nd Circuit Tosses Apartheid Cases Against IBM, Ford
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[PDF] Balintulo, et al. v. Ford, IBM - Opinion
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Ford, IBM defeat appeal over apartheid abuses -U.S. court
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Access to justice for victims of human rights abuses needs to be strengthened
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Lawyer analyses US court decision in So. African apartheid case against IBM & Ford
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Earth Rights Intl. - Analysis of decision in So. African apartheid Alien Tort case
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Khulumani Support Group statement on dismissal of So. African apartheid litigation
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US court dismisses lawsuit against Ford & IBM alleging complicity in So. African apartheid abuses
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In re South African Apartheid Litigation - Opinion and Order
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US federal appeals courts issue conflicting decisions regarding extraterritoriality in Alien Tort lawsuits against CACI & Chiquita
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Kiobel Anniversary Surprise: Judge Scheindlin Rules Corporations May Be Held Liable Under ATS, Despite Second Circuit Precedents [USA]
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Ford, IBM to face renewed U.S. lawsuit over apartheid-era abuses
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Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Countries in Transition
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The Turn to Corporate Criminal Liability for International Crimes: Transcending the Alien Tort Statute
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U.S. judge dismisses apartheid claims against 2 German companies
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[PDF] Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Bulletin – Issue 11, December 2013
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Should Multinational Corporations be Held Liable for Having Done Business with the Apartheid Regime? (So. Africa)
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[PDF] Out of Bounds - Accountability for Corporate Human Rights Abuse After Kiobel
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Plaintiffs File Petition in Second Circuit Court of Appeals to Review Panel’s Decision in Apartheid Case
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[PDF] Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Bulletin – Issue 10, Sep 2013
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Post-Kiobel roundup: Apartheid case is not dismissed, but may soon be; some positive decisions from other courts [USA]
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Justice takes a step back for sake or profit
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The Global Lawyer: The State of Play After Kiobel [Subscription required]
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High Court Decision Cited in Rejection of Apartheid Liability [USA]
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[PDF] The Business and Human Rights Review, Spring 2013, Issue 2
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Will U.S. rule for rights of S. Africans?
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[PDF] Kiobel and Corporate Social Responsibility: An Issues Brief
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US General Motors settles apartheid reparations claim
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Corporate Accountability Now
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[PDF] CSR in conflict and post-conflict environments: from risk management to value creation
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[PDF] Exaggerated rumours of the death of an Alien tort? Corporations, human rights and the remarkable case of Kiobel
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[PDF] The past and present of corporate complicity: Financing the Argentinean dictatorship
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[PDF] Seminar: The unfinished business of Apartheid [Bonn, 24-25 Sep 2010]
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Human Rights Human wrongs [So. Africa]
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[PDF] Are German Sovereignty and Economic Interests Being Put Before Legal Claims For Victims of the South African Apartheid?
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[PDF] Think globally, sue locally: Out-of-court tactics employed by plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their advocates in transnational tort cases
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[PDF] Universal Periodic Review – United States of America Submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Apartheid Case Tests Reach of US Courts
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Angry appeals show true colours of business [So. Africa]
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Apartheid : examen de l'appel de multinationales accusées de complicité
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US court considers appeal against apartheid lawsuit
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[PDF] Human Rights Due Diligence: Is It Too Risky? [scroll to p. 6]
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[PDF] Balintulo et al. v. Daimler AG et al. - Statement by German Government
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Date set for 'apartheid' class action
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[PDF] Balintulo, et al. v. Daimler AG, et al. - Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae Supporting Appellees
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[PDF] Complicity with Apartheid
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Professor Stresses Role of Lawyers in 'Civilising Globalisation'
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[PDF] Special event: Martyn Day & Paul Hoffman speaking on “Human rights lawsuits against companies – our experiences with victims, their families and businesspeople” (London, 3 Dec 2009)
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[PDF] Khulumani Support Group as well as lawyers for the Ntsebeza and Digwamaje plaintiff groups have welcomed the decision of the South African government not to oppose the South Africa Apartheid Litigation claims being heard in the United States..
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[PDF] Zuma-Regierung unterstützt Entschädigungs-Klage der Apartheid-Opfer in den USA
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State supports apartheid-era victims [So. Africa]
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[PDF] Letter to Judge Shira Scheindlin regarding In Re South African Apartheid Litigation
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Arcane Law Brings Conflicts From Overseas to U.S. Courts
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Trying an Old Law [USA]
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The U.S. Can't Be the World's Court - New York isn't the right venue to sue for apartheid abuses.
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Old law exhumed by fighters for human rights [USA]
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La justicia de EEUU advierte a las grandes firmas por los DDHH
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Judge Allows Some Claims To Proceed In Apartheid Litigation
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Victimes de l'apartheid: UBS espère un rejet des plaintes aux USA
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[PDF] Justice for Apartheid Crimes - Corporations, States and Human Rights
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[PDF] Justice for apartheid crimes: corporations, states and human rights [30 Jan, Oxford, UK]
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Open Wounds - Big Oil and Big Mining face a host of allegations that they helped commit human rights abuses
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Corporate legal accountability for human rights abuses in South Africa
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Une méga-plainte liée à l'apartheid avalisée par la Cour suprême [Etats-Unis]
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Court won't block US lawsuit by apartheid victims
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Conference Call: Companies Want Apartheid Case Tossed
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The global litigation lottery - Commentary: Cross border legal battles are increasing business risk
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DOJ Asks Top Court To Stop Apartheid Suit Naming Companies
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U.S. seeks shutdown of South Africa case
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Major case over apartheid “reparations” [USA]
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[PDF] American Isuzu Motors Inc. et al. v. Ntsebeza et al. - Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
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More on The Second Circuit's Recent, Significant Decision Regarding Two Suits Involving the Alien Tort Claims Act: Part Two in a Two-Part Series
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Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Claims Act [USA]
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The Second Circuit's Stunning Reversal, in Two Suits Involving the Alien Tort Claims Act: Part One in a Two-Part Series on the Decision [USA]
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[PDF] Khulumani International Lawsuit Appeal Victory Removes an Obstacle to Justice for Victims and to the Advance of Corporate Accountability [So. Africa]
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US court allows apartheid claims to go forward
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Does big business need to panic? Only if they're violating the law
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Global Lawyer: The Death of Alien Tort
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Apartheid Victims and State Clash
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Barclays Faces Apartheid Court Action
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[DOC] Remarks by John G. Ruggie - Business & Human Rights Seminar - Old Billingsgate, London, December 8, 2005
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[PDF] L'Alien Tort Claims Act [ATCA, Etats-Unis]: une possibilité intéressante mais menacée
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Michael Hausfield brings class actions to the UK
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[DOC] Conférence de Wilton Park sur les entreprises et les droits de l’homme - Allocution inaugurale
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[PDF] The Unocal Settlement: Implications for the Developing Law on Corporate Complicity in Human Rights Abuses
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South Africa: Action Against Barclays
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The Business of Torture
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Discussing corporate injustice
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The limits of human rights legislation [USA]
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Unocal Announces It Will Settle A Human Rights Suit: What Is the Real Story Behind Its Decision?
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Unocal settles Burma human rights cases
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Judge throws out claim against groups that invested in apartheid South Africa [USA]
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[PDF] The Changing Landscape of Liability - A Director’s Guide to Trends in Corporate Environmental, Social and Economic Liability
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[PDF] executive summary: "Business and International Crimes: Assessing the Liability of Business Entities for Grave Violations of International Law"
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Judge Dismisses Big Rights Suit on Apartheid [USA]
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Judge Tosses Out Apartheid Lawsuits seeking billions from U.S. companies
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Human rights: Can multinationals be held accountable?
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The value of an investment in human rights
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Lobbyists want big business to own up [So. Africa]
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Apartheid haunts business
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The questions over aiding and abetting
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Apartheid litigants in bid for unity
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Human Rights Abuses Worldwide Are Held to Fall Under U.S. Courts
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New limits on overseas companies' lawsuits [ATCA lawsuits in U.S. courts alleging human rights abuses by companies]
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States and Corporations: Legal Responsibilities to the People
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Tutu backs claims over apartheid
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So. Africa: Business says 'no' to apartheid payouts
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Shaky start for apartheid US lawsuits
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Apartheid victims dismiss US lawyer
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Mbeki speaks out on apartheid suits
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The shadow of apartheid
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Archbishop steps into mining case [South Africa]
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S. African gold firm faces $7 billion suit
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Workers file $7bn uranium lawsuit
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Gold Fields faces uranium exposure lawsuit
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Gold Fields to fight lawsuit
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Gold Fields faces $7bn uranium exposure suit
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Gold Fields dismisses lawsuit threats
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Gold Fields is facing lawsuit for 'subhuman' working conditions
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S.Africa Plans Payment to Apartheid Victims
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Mbeki opposes corporate apartheid lawsuits
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Pressure On Mbeki to Lift Burden On Business [South Africa]
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US firm faces $1bn claim for complicity [South Africa]
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Anglo case to start in New York
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Lawsuits Force Anglo, Sasol Shares Lower [South Africa]
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Anglo stock hit by class action suit [South Africa]
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Diamond industry hit by £3bn suit
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Ed Fagan meets local lawyers and claimants [South Africa]
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Anglo Rejects $6bn Reparations Claim [South Africa]
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Apartheid suit hits shares in Anglo American
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Anglo in 'slaves' charge [South Africa]
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Keller Rohrback Announces International Law Suit Filed on Behalf of Apartheid Victims
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[PDF] Legal Issues in Corporate Citizenship
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S Africa shuns apartheid lawsuits: Country needs investment, say ministers, not compensation
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Global Firms in Court for 'Supporting' Apartheid
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NGO sues firms for 'propping up apartheid'
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International Law Suit Filed on Behalf of Apartheid Victims - Khulumani et al. v. Barclays et al.
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Shell denies supported SAfrica's apartheid regime
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US holocaust lawyer to aid apartheid reparation
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Shell faces South Africa apartheid lawsuits
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Apartheid victims sue big business
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Banks sued for financing apartheid regime
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Blackwater USA lawsuit (re 16 Sep 2007 Baghdad incident)
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USA: Four Blackwater contractors jailed for massacre of Iraq civilians pardoned by Donald Trump
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US jury convicts ex-Blackwater guard of murder over deadly shooting in Nisour Square in Iraq
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Ex-Blackwater guards argue appeal
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Blackwater contractors appeal US court convictions over shootings in Iraq
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Une cour américaine condamne 4 ex-gardes de Blackwater à de lourdes peines de prison pour la mort de civils irakiens en 2007
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Comentario: Las empresas privadas militares pueden ser responsables de abusos de derechos humanos, como en el caso Blackwater
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Un jury américain reconnait 4 anciens employés de l’entreprise de sécurité privée Blackwater coupables d'avoir tué des civils irakiens
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Four Blackwater guards found guilty in 2007 Iraq shootings of 31 unarmed civilians
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Rights Attorneys Who Sued Blackwater Respond to Murder, Manslaughter Verdict
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Blackwater guilty verdict long overdue
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Blackwater Guards Vow to Appeal Convictions for Iraq Shooting
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US State Department reports reveal investigation into Blackwater operations in Iraq before 2007 shooting was abandoned after death threat
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Washington Denies Involvement of US Mercenaries in Ukraine
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Un cadre pour le secteur de la sécurité
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Blackwater guard charged over Baghdad murder [Iraq/USA]
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[PDF] Private Military & Security Companies and their impacts on human rights: Recent developments
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Judge criticizes State Department over Blackwater shooting case [USA/Iraq]
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Blackwater founder: my company could have prevented Benghazi deaths (Libya)
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[PDF] Private military & security companies & their impacts on human rights - Bulletin Issue 5
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Lawyers for Blackwater Guards to Fight New Charges
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New charges brought against former Blackwater guards in Baghdad shooting
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Watchdog Body Will Oversee Private Military Contractors
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Iraq War Contractors Fight On Against Lawsuits, Investigations, Fines [USA]
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The Privatization of War: Mercenaries, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC)
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Prosecutors Mounting New Case Against Blackwater Security Guards [Iraq]
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Prosecutors Outline ‘Stringent’ Safeguards in Second Chance at Blackwater Case [USA]
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[PDF] Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Bulletin - Issue 7
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US uses contractors to bypass international humanitarian laws
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DOJ Builds Criminal Case Against Blackwater Security Guards
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Supreme Court rejects Blackwater Iraq shooting appeal
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Iraq bans security firms on oil fields
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Private military & security contractors: a culture of impunity
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Corporate Accountability Now
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Blackwater successor settles Baghdad shooting suit
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L’autorégulation des entreprises de sécurité privée est-elle suffisante pour faire respecter les normes du droit international?
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UN Panel Wants Iraq to Address Military Contractor Immunity
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Blackwater Guards Pitch Manslaughter Case to U.S. Supreme Court
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D.C. Circuit Refuses To Rehear Blackwater Manslaughter Case [USA]
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Former Blackwater Guards Challenge Appeals Court Ruling
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Congress Considers Penalties for U.S. Contractors Abroad
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Appeals Court Reinstates Blackwater Manslaughter Case in D.C.
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Federal judge returns shooting lawsuit involving company once known as Blackwater to NC court [USA]
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Efforts to Prosecute Blackwater Are Collapsing [USA]
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[PDF] State of Affairs: Three Years After Nisoor Square - Accountability and Oversight of U.S. Private Security and Other Contractors
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Cowboy contractors: armed and dangerous
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Privatizing War and Overlooking Abuses: The New Blackwater and their Recent Hundred Million Dollar Contracts with the United States Government
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[PDF] Launch of online portal on “Business, Conflict & Peace”
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[PDF] Stakeholder Submission on United States Obligations to Respect, Protect and Remedy Human Rights in the Context of Business Activities
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Biden vows the US will appeal in Iraq Blackwater case
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Iraq instructs lawyers to take on Blackwater cases
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3 Blackwater Guards Called Baghdad Shootings Unjustified
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US to Review Court Decision on Blackwater
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Blackwater settles series of civil lawsuits
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[video] McCain Hopes Blackwater Charges Will Be Reinstated
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Iraq files case against Blackwater: PM
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Iraqi rage at Blackwater decision in US court
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Judge Drops Charges From Blackwater Deaths in Iraq [USA]
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Good News for Blackwater is Bad News for Industry
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[PDF] United States of America v. Paul A. Slough, et al. - Memorandum Opinion
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[US Department of Justice] Urges Closed Hearing in Blackwater Criminal Case
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Feds drop manslaughter charge against one Blackwater guard
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Blackwater Said to Approve $1 Million in Iraqi Bribes After Shootings
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Judge Refuses to Dismiss War Crimes Case Against Blackwater [USA]
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[PDF] Accountability for Private Military Contractors Under the Alien Tort Statute
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Lawsuit: U.S. had warned Blackwater
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Prosecutors in Iraq Case See Pattern by Guards
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Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Accused in U.S. District Court of Intent to Kill
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Ex-guards' statements implicate Blackwater founder in Iraq crimes
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Blackwater Founder Implicated in Murder
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[PDF] In re: Blackwater Alien Tort Claims Act Litigation - Declaration of John Doe No. 2
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[PDF] In re Blackwater Litigation: Declaration of John Doe No. 1
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Blackwater Seeks Gag Order
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Lawsuit now accuses Xe contractors of murder, kidnapping
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U.S. military probes Blackwater Kabul killing
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La justicia de EEUU advierte a las grandes firmas por los DDHH
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Judge Refuses to Toss Charges in Blackwater Case
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U.S. will not renew Blackwater contract in Iraq
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Iraq to Deny New License To Blackwater Security Firm
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Bagdad retire sa licence à Blackwater pour la punir d'une fusillade en 2007
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Blackwater guards plead not guilty to Iraqi deaths [USA]
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Blackwater USA lawsuit (re 16 Sep 2007 Baghdad incident)
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Iraqis applaud charges against Blackwater guards
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Cinq employés de Blackwater inculpés par la justice américaine
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Feds draft indictment against Blackwater guards [USA]
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[PDF] Business & Human Rights Resource Centre launches world’s first online portal profiling human rights lawsuits against companies
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[DOC] Presentation to the 4th session of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries, New York, 4 September 2008
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Blackwater Case Faces Obstacles, Justice Dept. Says [USA]
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Blackwater Lawsuit Says Order Ignored [USA]
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British security co. sued over death of US soldier
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[video] Bill Moyers talks with journalist Jeremy Scahill - Part 2
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Minister seeks Blackwater trials [Iraq]
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Iraq: Blackwater chairman defends guards against allegations of unprovoked shooting that killed 17
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[PDF] Estate of Himoud Saed Atban, et al. v. Blackwater USA, et al. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - Complaint
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Blackwater USA Sued for Firing on Iraqi Civilians, According to Legal Team for Injured Survivor and Families of Three Killed
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