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In Shell Case, Will Supreme Court's View of Corporate Personhood Mean Liability for Crimes Abroad?

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman | Oct. 1, 2012 (News Analysis)

(Multimedia) The Supreme Court opens its 2012-2013 term today with a landmark case to decide whether survivors of human rights violations in foreign countries can bring lawsuits against corporations in US courts. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Business, Community
Topics: Global Economy, Human Rights, Law, U.S. Supreme Court, Corruption, Crime
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Posted by: Posted by Tanya J. Maurer - Oct 1, 2012 - 4:32 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Tanya J. Maurer (review), Dwight Rousu (review), Randy Morrow (review)
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Edited by: Pamela Hogle - Oct 2, 2012 - 10:02 AM PDT
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 by Randy Morrow - Oct. 2, 2012

Shell, with the collaboration of the Nigerian government, repressed those organic political protests and engaged with the Nigerian government, aided and abetted the ... More »

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Dwight Rousu
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Tanya J. Maurer
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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Oct. 2, 2012
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    yeslab.org by Mary | Oct. 2, 2012 (Opinion)
    (Blog Post) Early Monday morning, 71,010 Shell employees received an email from the company's "Grassroots Employee Empowerment Division" providing information on Kiobel v. Royal Dutch ...
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