In the News

News stories and op-eds about Kiobel and corporate accountability for human rights abuses:

4/19/12, WBAI (NYC 99.5 FM) - US Supreme Court Ruled that Corporations Cannot be Sued for the Torture or Extrajudicial Execution of US Citizens under TVPA
3/22/12, Jurist - International Accountability and the Alien Tort Statute
3/19/12, Press TV (video) - US Supreme Court to re-hear human rights case against Shell Oil
3/15/12, This Day Live - Oil Pollution: US Court Halts Proceedings
3/13/12, Al Jazeera "The Stream" (video) - The Ogoni vs oil giant Shell
3/13/12, The Alyona Show (video) - SCOTUS Shirks Corporate Responsibility
3/6/12, New York Times - Supreme Court Seeks Clarification on Jurisdiction in a Human Rights Case
3/6/12, Reuters - SCOTUS: Should U.S. courts police international human rights?
3/5/12, Washington Post - Supreme Court to weigh ending foreigners’ ability to sue over rights abuses abroad
3/5/12, Huffington Post - Supreme Court to Re-hear Kiobel v. Shell, Focus on Extraterritoriality
3/5/12, Huffington Post - Supreme Court Expands Corporate Human Rights Case, Avoids Corporate Liability Question
3/5/12, Associated Press - High court expands look at rights abuses abroad
3/5/12, McClatchy-Tribune News - Justices appear divided on US lawsuits over abuses abroad
3/5/12, Huffington Post - Supreme Court Appears Divided on Whether to Grant Corporations Immunity From Human Rights Suits
3/5/12, Reuters - US top court sets new arguments on human rights suits
3/4/12, New York Times - Corporate Abuse Abroad, a Path to Justice Here
3/3/12, MSNBC "Up" with Chris Hayes (video) - Kiobel v. Shell: More On Corporate Rights and Responsibilities
3/2/12, Jurist - Supreme Court Precedent and Corporate Liability for Torture
3/1/12, Los Angeles Times - Human rights and U.S. courts
2/29/12, New York Times - Room for Debate: Corporate Rights and Human Rights
2/29/12, New York Times - Room for Debate: Liability for Harms
2/29/12, New York Times - Room for Debate: A Permissible and Effective Way
2/29/12, New York Times - Room for Debate: The Right Thing To Do
2/29/12, Washington Post - Pursuing justice from afar
2/29/12, AFP - US Supreme Court tackles Shell on human rights abuses
2/29/12, Bloomberg - Shell Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Bar Human-Rights Suit
2/29/12, Thom Hartmann Show (video) - If Al Qaida had Incorporated - SCOTUS Would Say They're Innocent!
2/28/12, NPR (audio) - Human Rights Victims Seek Remedy At High Court
2/28/12, PBS NewsHour (video) - Supreme Court Weighs Corporate Liability in Human Rights Cases
2/28/12, New York Times - Supreme Court Debates Rights Case Aimed at Corporations
2/28/12, Christian Science Monitor - Can foreigners sue international corporations in US courts?
2/28/12, Slate - Justice on the High Seas
2/28/12, ABC News - Can Corps Accused of Abetting Torture Abroad Be Sued in U.S. Courts?
2/28/12, Huffington Post - Kiobel v. Shell Tests Corporate Personhood
2/28/12, Huffington Post - Corporate Crime and Punishment
2/28/12, Huffington Post - Supreme Court: Are Corporations Liable for Aiding and Abetting Crimes Against Humanity?
2/28/12, The Guardian - The question before the US supreme court in Kiobel v Shell
2/28/12, Opinio Juris - Comment on Kiobel and Mohamad
2/28/12, Rebelion (Los Angeles Times reprint) - Cuando el gran dinero choca con los derechos humanos
2/27/12, CNN - Shell Oil must aid workers abused overseas
2/27/12, The Guardian - Supreme court prepares for battle over human rights liability of corporations
2/27/12, Forbes - Corporations Granted Constitutional Rights Should Bear Responsibility For Their Crimes
2/26/12, New York Times - Should Corporations Have More Leeway to Kill Than People Do?
2/26/12, Los Angeles Times - When big business and human rights collide
2/26/12, Los Angeles Times - Supreme Court to weigh torture lawsuits against corporations
2/26/12, Associated Press - High court to deliberate on whether rights groups can sue companies for atrocities
2/25/12, Voice of America - US Supreme Court Will Hear Shell Nigeria Abuse Case
2/24/12, Chicago Tribune (Reuters) - Supreme Court to hear corporate human rights case
2/20/12, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - Corporations must be held accountable for human rights violations
2/20/12, The National Law Journal - Hold corporations accountable
2/1/12, The National Law Journal - Will alien tort case be next Citizens United?
2/1/12, The National Law Journal - Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Michael Bazyler
12/16/11, MSNBC Dylan Ratigan Show (video) - Mad As Hell Special Report: Corporate Personhood, When Convenient
10/18/11, Los Angeles Times - Supreme Court to decide on reach of global human rights law
10/17/11, New York Times - Supreme Court to Hear 2 Human Rights Cases
10/17/11, Reuters - US court to hear Shell Nigeria human rights case
10/17/11, Wall Street Journal - Court to hear bid to sue Shell for Nigerian abuses
10/17/11, Huffington Post - Supreme Court To Rule On Corporate Personhood For Crimes Against Humanity

Blogs:

3/27/12, Georgetown Journal of International Law - Corporate Responsibility and the Alien Tort Statute Symposium
3/21/12, American Society of International Law - The Reargument Order in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum and Its Potential Implications for Transnational Human Rights Cases
3/19/12, Global Policy in Brief - US Jurisdiction over Corporations under International Law
3/17/12, In These Times - The Banality of Corporate Evil
3/11/12, Opinio Juris - Kiobel and Extrajurisdictionality
3/9/12, LXBN TV (video) - The Latest in Supreme Court’s Kiobel V. British Dutch Petroleum—Santiago Cueto
3/7/12, Concurring Opinions - Sidestepping corporate liability, Supreme Court shifts focus of Kiobel case to extraterritoriality
3/7/12, Center for Progressive Reform - A New Twist in the Kiobel Case
3/7/12, Point of Law - Kiobel debate complete
3/7/12, Blak and Black - Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority, the concept of corporate accountability
3/7/12, Courthouse News Service - Supreme Court Do-Over Plan Surprises Many
3/6/12, Opinio Juris - The ATS and Extraterritoriality
3/6/12, International Human Rights Clinic - Kiobel Update: Supreme Court Orders Re-argument and Supplemental Briefing on Extraterritoriality
3/6/12, Neon Tommy - Supreme Court Refocuses Human Rights Case
3/6/12, Politics In Color - Corporate Torture?
3/6/12, The Nation Truth in Defence of Freedom - Suit in US Supreme Court on human rights abuses in Niger Delta sparks ‘row’
3/5/12, EarthRights - Court orders Kiobel case reargued and asks whether human rights cases arising in other countries can be heard
3/5/12, SCOTUSblog - Kiobel to be expanded and reargued
3/5/12, The Blog of LegalTimes - Supreme Court Orders Reargument in Alien Tort Statute Case
3/5/12, IntLawGrrls - Breaking News: Kiobel to be Re-Argued
3/5/12, What's the 411 - U.S. Supreme Court Hears Cases on Corporate Torture by Foreign Corporations
3/2/12, Amnesty - Corporate Accountability Comes Before the U.S. Supreme Court
3/1/12, Point of Law - Further discussion of the Kiobel case
3/1/12, Alliance for Justice - Will the Supreme Court Shield Corporations from Liability for Human Rights Abuses?
3/1/12, Daily Kos - Are Corporations People Who Kill People?
2/29/12, International Human Rights Clinic - Post-Kiobel Perspectives
2/29/12, The View from LL2 - Shell’s Activities in Nigeria and Kiobel’s Underlying Claims
2/29/12, The View from LL2 - Why Royal Dutch Petroleum is Wrong About the Liability of Pirates, Inc.
2/29/12, Point of Law - The "crucial" choice of law question in Kiobel
2/29/12, Rainforest Action Network - If Corporations Are “People,” The Supreme Court Should At Least Hold Them Accountable For Crimes They Commit
2/29/12, Global Post - U.S. Supreme Court hears corporate human rights abuse case
2/29/12, Media Matters for America - Conservative Media Fail To Make The Case In Giving Corporations Free Pass On Human Rights Violations
2/29/12, The Worden Report - Corporate Legal Personhood in the Kiobel Case
2/29/12, Arbiter Online - U.S. Supreme Court hears corporate human rights case
2/29/12, Kansas City Infozine - Supreme Court Weighs Corporate Liability in Human Rights Violations
2/28/12, EarthRights International - Reactions to Kiobel @ SCOTUS #4: Faith in the rule of law
2/28/12, EarthRights International - Reactions to Kiobel @ SCOTUS #3: Prohibited norms are key
2/28/12, EarthRights International - Reactions to Kiobel @ SCOTUS #2: Hoping for justice
2/28/12, EarthRights International - Reactions to Kiobel @ SCOTUS #1: No corporate impunity
2/28/12, AFL-CIO blog - Royal Dutch Shell Should Be Held Accountable in Nigeria
2/28/12, American Constitution Society - Supreme Court Hears Major Corporate Human Rights Case
2/28/12, Opinio Juris - Parsing the Oral Arguments in Kiobel and Mohamad
2/28/12, Point of Law - Introduction to Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum
2/28/12, Death & Taxes - Will spy tech corporations be held responsible for human rights violations?
2/28/12, Talk Radio News Service - Can Corporations Be Tried For Torture?
2/28/12, Talk Radio News Service - Welcome To The Corporatocracy
2/28/12, Castan Centre Global Interns' Blog - Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum – The finish line (almost)
2/28/12, iBank Coin Financial News - Royal Dutch Shell Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Pardon Any Suit Involving Crimes Against Humanity
2/28/12, Catholic Online - Will corporations be held liable for international human rights violations?
2/27/12, Scotusblog - SCOTUS for law students: Torture and jurisdiction
2/27/12, Concurring Opinions - Is the Alien Tort Statute Really Limited to Suits Against U.S. Citizens?
2/27/12, The Nigerian Voice - Shell Oil Company Culpable
2/27/12, Human Rights First - Supreme Court To Hear Case on Corporate Liability
2/26/12, All Gov - Supreme Court Prepares to Hear Major Case on Corporate Responsibility Abroad
2/26/12, Electronic Frontier Foundation - Upcoming Supreme Court Case May Be Key To Holding Spy Tech Companies Responsible For Human Rights Violations
2/24/12, Democracy Now! - Supreme Court to Decide Whether U.S. Corporations Can Be Sued for Abuses Overseas
2/24/12, Brennan Center for Justice - Supreme Court Preview: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum
2/22/12, Alliance for Justice - No Corporate Exemption: Supreme Court to Hear Major Corporate Human Rights Case
2/16/12, Platform Group - The big 3: oil co’s and legal cases this month
2/16/12, Platform Group - Open letter to Shell Executives in London, Nigeria, Den Haag
1/21/12, Daily Kos - How corporations will soon be able to (legally) torture people
10/27/11, EarthRights International - Another court allows corporate liability for human rights abuses
10/21/11, American Constitution Society - Supreme Court to Decide Whether Corporations Have Immunity for Crimes against Humanity
10/17/11, EarthRights International - Can corporations be sued for human rights abuses? In 2012, Supreme Court will decide
10/17/11, Conflict of Laws - United States Supreme Court to Again Consider the Alien Tort Statute
10/3/11, EarthRights International - Supreme Court update: Watching for activity on corporate human rights cases
7/12/11, EarthRights International - Kiobel officially an outlier: Yet another US court rules for corporate accountability for human rights abuses
7/8/11, EarthRights International - U.S. appeals court rules that corporations are not immune from accountability for human rights violations