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2009年5月21日

作者:
Jad Mouwad, New York Times

Oil Industry Braces for Trial on Rights Abuses

Fourteen years after the execution of...activist Ken Saro-Wiwa by Nigeria’s former military regime, Royal Dutch Shell will appear before a federal court in New York to answer charges of crimes against humanity in connection with his death...The case could have global repercussions for the oil industry, said Arvind Ganesan, the head of the business and human rights practice at Human Rights Watch...“The lesson here is that these cases aren’t going away,” Mr. Ganesan said. “If a jury found Shell guilty, this would change the behavior of the industry pretty quickly.” [refers to Unocal lawsuit (re Burma), Chevron lawsuit (re Nigeria)]

属于以下案件的一部分

New York trial over Shell's alleged involvement in human rights abuses in Nigeria postponed until next week

Chevron lawsuit (re Nigeria)

Unocal lawsuit (re Myanmar)

案例简介:壳牌诉讼案(尼日利亚)维瓦诉壳牌公司案