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Bowoto v. Chevron: Approaching the Arguments

Scott Gilmore | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Alien Tort Statute, Multinational Corporations, Oil Industry, Human Rights, Alien Tort Claims Act, Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Shell, Bowoto vs. Chevron, Bowoto v. Chevron, Nigeria, Legal Reasoning, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Dictators, Chevron Human Rights, Big Oil, Politics News
Scott Gilmore

Why do police negotiators generally refuse to pay ransom for hostages? To do so would actually encourage more kidnappings by providing an incentive to would-be kidnappers.

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Bowoto v. Chevron: The Oil Men and the Juju Man

Scott Gilmore | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Human Rights, Alien Tort Statute, Race, Chevron, Bowoto, Business News, Bowoto v Chevron, Oil, Nigeria, Court Case, Bowoto vs Chevron, Politics News
Scott Gilmore

What happens when an oil company gets its back to the wall in a human rights lawsuit? Like a cornered hound, it goes on the attack.

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