Timeline
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US Supreme Court rejects appeal by So. Africans against IBM & Ford for alleged support of apartheid
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Alien Tort Case Development: Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Claims Against Ford and IBM
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Unrealistic Pleading Standards: Another Injustice for Human Rights Victims
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2nd Circuit Tosses Apartheid Cases Against IBM, Ford
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[PDF] Balintulo, et al. v. Ford, IBM - Opinion
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Ford, IBM defeat appeal over apartheid abuses -U.S. court
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Access to justice for victims of human rights abuses needs to be strengthened
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Lawyer analyses US court decision in So. African apartheid case against IBM & Ford
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Earth Rights Intl. - Analysis of decision in So. African apartheid Alien Tort case
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Khulumani Support Group statement on dismissal of So. African apartheid litigation
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US court dismisses lawsuit against Ford & IBM alleging complicity in So. African apartheid abuses
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In re South African Apartheid Litigation - Opinion and Order
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US federal appeals courts issue conflicting decisions regarding extraterritoriality in Alien Tort lawsuits against CACI & Chiquita
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Kiobel Anniversary Surprise: Judge Scheindlin Rules Corporations May Be Held Liable Under ATS, Despite Second Circuit Precedents [USA]
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Ford, IBM to face renewed U.S. lawsuit over apartheid-era abuses
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Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Countries in Transition
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The Turn to Corporate Criminal Liability for International Crimes: Transcending the Alien Tort Statute
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U.S. judge dismisses apartheid claims against 2 German companies
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[PDF] Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Bulletin – Issue 11, December 2013
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Should Multinational Corporations be Held Liable for Having Done Business with the Apartheid Regime? (So. Africa)
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[PDF] Out of Bounds - Accountability for Corporate Human Rights Abuse After Kiobel
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Plaintiffs File Petition in Second Circuit Court of Appeals to Review Panel’s Decision in Apartheid Case
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[PDF] Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Bulletin – Issue 10, Sep 2013
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Post-Kiobel roundup: Apartheid case is not dismissed, but may soon be; some positive decisions from other courts [USA]
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Justice takes a step back for sake or profit
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The Global Lawyer: The State of Play After Kiobel [Subscription required]
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High Court Decision Cited in Rejection of Apartheid Liability [USA]
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[PDF] The Business and Human Rights Review, Spring 2013, Issue 2
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Will U.S. rule for rights of S. Africans?
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[PDF] Kiobel and Corporate Social Responsibility: An Issues Brief
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US General Motors settles apartheid reparations claim
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Corporate Accountability Now
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[PDF] CSR in conflict and post-conflict environments: from risk management to value creation
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[PDF] Exaggerated rumours of the death of an Alien tort? Corporations, human rights and the remarkable case of Kiobel
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[PDF] The past and present of corporate complicity: Financing the Argentinean dictatorship
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[PDF] Seminar: The unfinished business of Apartheid [Bonn, 24-25 Sep 2010]
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Human Rights Human wrongs [So. Africa]
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[PDF] Are German Sovereignty and Economic Interests Being Put Before Legal Claims For Victims of the South African Apartheid?
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[PDF] Think globally, sue locally: Out-of-court tactics employed by plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their advocates in transnational tort cases
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[PDF] Universal Periodic Review – United States of America Submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Apartheid Case Tests Reach of US Courts
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Angry appeals show true colours of business [So. Africa]
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Apartheid : examen de l'appel de multinationales accusées de complicité
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US court considers appeal against apartheid lawsuit
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[PDF] Human Rights Due Diligence: Is It Too Risky? [scroll to p. 6]
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[PDF] Balintulo et al. v. Daimler AG et al. - Statement by German Government
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Date set for 'apartheid' class action
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[PDF] Balintulo, et al. v. Daimler AG, et al. - Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae Supporting Appellees
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[PDF] Complicity with Apartheid
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Professor Stresses Role of Lawyers in 'Civilising Globalisation'
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[PDF] Special event: Martyn Day & Paul Hoffman speaking on “Human rights lawsuits against companies – our experiences with victims, their families and businesspeople” (London, 3 Dec 2009)
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[PDF] Khulumani Support Group as well as lawyers for the Ntsebeza and Digwamaje plaintiff groups have welcomed the decision of the South African government not to oppose the South Africa Apartheid Litigation claims being heard in the United States..
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[PDF] Zuma-Regierung unterstützt Entschädigungs-Klage der Apartheid-Opfer in den USA
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State supports apartheid-era victims [So. Africa]
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[PDF] Letter to Judge Shira Scheindlin regarding In Re South African Apartheid Litigation
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Arcane Law Brings Conflicts From Overseas to U.S. Courts
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Trying an Old Law [USA]
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The U.S. Can't Be the World's Court - New York isn't the right venue to sue for apartheid abuses.
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Old law exhumed by fighters for human rights [USA]
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La justicia de EEUU advierte a las grandes firmas por los DDHH
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Judge Allows Some Claims To Proceed In Apartheid Litigation
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Victimes de l'apartheid: UBS espère un rejet des plaintes aux USA
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[PDF] Justice for Apartheid Crimes - Corporations, States and Human Rights
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[PDF] Justice for apartheid crimes: corporations, states and human rights [30 Jan, Oxford, UK]
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Open Wounds - Big Oil and Big Mining face a host of allegations that they helped commit human rights abuses
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Corporate legal accountability for human rights abuses in South Africa
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Une méga-plainte liée à l'apartheid avalisée par la Cour suprême [Etats-Unis]
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Court won't block US lawsuit by apartheid victims
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Conference Call: Companies Want Apartheid Case Tossed
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The global litigation lottery - Commentary: Cross border legal battles are increasing business risk
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DOJ Asks Top Court To Stop Apartheid Suit Naming Companies
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U.S. seeks shutdown of South Africa case
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Major case over apartheid “reparations” [USA]
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[PDF] American Isuzu Motors Inc. et al. v. Ntsebeza et al. - Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
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More on The Second Circuit's Recent, Significant Decision Regarding Two Suits Involving the Alien Tort Claims Act: Part Two in a Two-Part Series
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Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Claims Act [USA]
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The Second Circuit's Stunning Reversal, in Two Suits Involving the Alien Tort Claims Act: Part One in a Two-Part Series on the Decision [USA]
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[PDF] Khulumani International Lawsuit Appeal Victory Removes an Obstacle to Justice for Victims and to the Advance of Corporate Accountability [So. Africa]
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US court allows apartheid claims to go forward
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Does big business need to panic? Only if they're violating the law
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Global Lawyer: The Death of Alien Tort
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Apartheid Victims and State Clash
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Barclays Faces Apartheid Court Action
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[DOC] Remarks by John G. Ruggie - Business & Human Rights Seminar - Old Billingsgate, London, December 8, 2005
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[PDF] L'Alien Tort Claims Act [ATCA, Etats-Unis]: une possibilité intéressante mais menacée
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Michael Hausfield brings class actions to the UK
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[DOC] Conférence de Wilton Park sur les entreprises et les droits de l’homme - Allocution inaugurale
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[PDF] The Unocal Settlement: Implications for the Developing Law on Corporate Complicity in Human Rights Abuses
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South Africa: Action Against Barclays
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The Business of Torture
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Discussing corporate injustice
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The limits of human rights legislation [USA]
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Unocal Announces It Will Settle A Human Rights Suit: What Is the Real Story Behind Its Decision?
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Unocal settles Burma human rights cases
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Judge throws out claim against groups that invested in apartheid South Africa [USA]
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[PDF] The Changing Landscape of Liability - A Director’s Guide to Trends in Corporate Environmental, Social and Economic Liability
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[PDF] executive summary: "Business and International Crimes: Assessing the Liability of Business Entities for Grave Violations of International Law"
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Judge Dismisses Big Rights Suit on Apartheid [USA]
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Judge Tosses Out Apartheid Lawsuits seeking billions from U.S. companies
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Human rights: Can multinationals be held accountable?
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The value of an investment in human rights
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Lobbyists want big business to own up [So. Africa]
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Apartheid haunts business
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The questions over aiding and abetting
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Apartheid litigants in bid for unity
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Human Rights Abuses Worldwide Are Held to Fall Under U.S. Courts
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New limits on overseas companies' lawsuits [ATCA lawsuits in U.S. courts alleging human rights abuses by companies]
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States and Corporations: Legal Responsibilities to the People
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Tutu backs claims over apartheid
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So. Africa: Business says 'no' to apartheid payouts
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Shaky start for apartheid US lawsuits
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Apartheid victims dismiss US lawyer
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Mbeki speaks out on apartheid suits
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The shadow of apartheid
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Archbishop steps into mining case [South Africa]
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S. African gold firm faces $7 billion suit
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Workers file $7bn uranium lawsuit
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Gold Fields faces uranium exposure lawsuit
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Gold Fields to fight lawsuit
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Gold Fields faces $7bn uranium exposure suit
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Gold Fields dismisses lawsuit threats
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Gold Fields is facing lawsuit for 'subhuman' working conditions
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S.Africa Plans Payment to Apartheid Victims
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Mbeki opposes corporate apartheid lawsuits
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Pressure On Mbeki to Lift Burden On Business [South Africa]
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US firm faces $1bn claim for complicity [South Africa]
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Anglo case to start in New York
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Lawsuits Force Anglo, Sasol Shares Lower [South Africa]
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Anglo stock hit by class action suit [South Africa]
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Diamond industry hit by £3bn suit
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Ed Fagan meets local lawyers and claimants [South Africa]
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Anglo Rejects $6bn Reparations Claim [South Africa]
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Apartheid suit hits shares in Anglo American
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Anglo in 'slaves' charge [South Africa]
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Keller Rohrback Announces International Law Suit Filed on Behalf of Apartheid Victims
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[PDF] Legal Issues in Corporate Citizenship
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S Africa shuns apartheid lawsuits: Country needs investment, say ministers, not compensation
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Global Firms in Court for 'Supporting' Apartheid
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NGO sues firms for 'propping up apartheid'
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International Law Suit Filed on Behalf of Apartheid Victims - Khulumani et al. v. Barclays et al.
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Shell denies supported SAfrica's apartheid regime
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US holocaust lawyer to aid apartheid reparation
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Shell faces South Africa apartheid lawsuits
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Apartheid victims sue big business
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Banks sued for financing apartheid regime
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