The alien tort statute of 1789 and international human rights violations: Kiobel v. royal dutch petroleum co.
>Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. involves an action under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). The case was brought in the United States, Southern District of New York, by the widow of Dr. Barinem Kiobel, a Nigerian activist and member of the Ogoni tribe, and others for human rights violations commi...
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| Language: | English |
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Emerald Publishing
2014-03-01
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| Series: | New England Journal of Entrepreneurship |
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| Online Access: | https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/NEJE-17-01-2014-B004/full/pdf?title=the-alien-tort-statute-of-1789-and-international-human-rights-violations-kiobel-v-royal-dutch-petroleum-co |