Then they can also be tried for human rights abuses and genocide. On February 28, the US Supreme Court will determine whether or not US and global corporations can be held liable for genocide and other violations of international law.
The court case--Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum (aka "Shell")--involves a class action lawsuit filed by the Ogoni people of southern Nigeria, who claim that Shell committed human rights abuses in cooperation with the Nigerian government to terrorize the Ogoni off of their land in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
Kudos to The Guardian for covering this story.
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