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From “Blood Diamond” To “Blood Coltan”: Should International Corporations Pay The Price For The Rape Of The Dr Congo?, Maheta Matteo Molango
From “Blood Diamond” To “Blood Coltan”: Should International Corporations Pay The Price For The Rape Of The Dr Congo?, Maheta Matteo Molango
Maheta Matteo Molango
This paper discusses the role of multinational corporations, and in particular US companies, in fueling two devastating civil wars and contributing to the climate of tension currently existing in Africa’s Great Lakes’ region. The discussion focuses on the exploitation of a relatively unknown mineral called “coltan,” indispensable for the production of cell phones, laptops and many other electronic devices. My analysis offers readers several elements that are essential to understanding the close relationship between the exploitation of Congolese minerals, international companies and rebel groups operating in the region. From a legal point of view, I have attempted to explore some …
Alien Tort Statute Accomplice Liability Cases: Should Courts Apply The Plausibility Pleading Standard Of Bell Atlantic V. Twombly?, Amanda Sue Nichols
Alien Tort Statute Accomplice Liability Cases: Should Courts Apply The Plausibility Pleading Standard Of Bell Atlantic V. Twombly?, Amanda Sue Nichols
Fordham Law Review
When a corporation operating abroad either conspires with, or aids and abets, an oppressive regime in violating human rights, victims can seek redress in U.S. courts under the Alien Tort Statute. In assessing such claims, some courts have chosen to apply a liberal pleading standard, while others have applied a heightened pleading standard to combat frivolous lawsuits. This Note suggests that courts should apply a third standard--the plausibility standard applied to claims under section 1 of the Sherman Act by the U.S. Supreme Court in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly. This Note argues that applying that standard to Alien Tort …
Conceptualizing Complicity In Alien Tort Cases, Chimene I. Keitner
Conceptualizing Complicity In Alien Tort Cases, Chimene I. Keitner
Chimene I Keitner
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