Supreme Court to Decide Whether Corporations Have Immunity for Crimes against Humanity
This week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about whether a corporation can be sued, on the same basis as a human being, for its complicity in gross human rights abuses such as crimes against humanity and torture. The case, Kiobel v . Royal Dutch Petroleum, arises out of a military crackdown on Ogoni communities in the Niger Delta in the mid-1990s, which Shell Oil allegedly abetted.
Among these abuses were the execution of Dr. Barinem Kiobel, an Ogoni leader, alongside other Ogoni activists including renowned environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Shell allegedly bribed witnesses to give false testimony against the executed leaders.
CinnamonGirl wrote: Supreme Court to Decide Whether Corporations Have Immunity for Crimes against Humanity
This week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about whether a corporation can be sued, on the same basis as a human being, for its complicity in gross human rights abuses such as crimes against humanity and torture. The case, Kiobel v . Royal Dutch Petroleum, arises out of a military crackdown on Ogoni communities in the Niger Delta in the mid-1990s, which Shell Oil allegedly abetted.
Among these abuses were the execution of Dr. Barinem Kiobel, an Ogoni leader, alongside other Ogoni activists including renowned environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Shell allegedly bribed witnesses to give false testimony against the executed leaders.
