March 5, 2012 On Feb. 28, I watched the Supreme Court hearing in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, which will decide whether corporations can be sued under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), a law that allows suits in federal courts for violations of international law. After reading some of the media reports on the argument, [...]
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Shell private army trampling protests in Ireland
As civilians, these security guards have no legal entitlement to close roads and manhandle their fellow citizens. These operations invariably conducted in full view of Gardai amount to assault, illegal detention and obstruction of traffic. By John Donovan We have reprinted below an article published on 9 March 2012 about Shell and the [...]
Alleged bribery and corruption at Shell Motiva
By John Donovan In view of the article published today by the New York Times – Hits, and Misses, in a War on Bribery – it is timely to reveal allegations we have received from a long term supplier to Motiva Enterprises, the U.S. company jointly owned by Royal Dutch Shell and Saudi Aramco. The [...]
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