Unocal and the Demise of Corporate Neutrality

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Mark D. Kielsgard

City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Centre for Chinese & Comparative Law

Date Written: 2005

Abstract

This paper details the efforts of Burmese villagers seeking redress from the Unocal energy giant for human rights atrocities, and their successfull bid to be the first plantiffs to win a major suit against a multinational corporation under the Alien Tort Claims Act.

Keywords: Unocal, Alien Tort Claims Act

Suggested Citation

Kielsgard, Mark D., Unocal and the Demise of Corporate Neutrality (2005). California Western International Law Journal, Vol. 36, p. 183, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1645865

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