The Future of Foreign Direct Liability? Exploring the International Relevance of the <em>Dutch Shell Nigeria</em> Case

In January 2013, The Hague District Court in the Netherlands rendered a groundbreaking verdict in a civil liability suit against Royal Dutch Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary (SPDC). The lawsuit had been brought before it by four Nigerian farmers and the Dutch NGO Milieudefensie, in response to a nu...

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Main Author: Liesbeth Enneking
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utrecht University School of Law 2014-01-01
Series:Utrecht Law Review
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Online Access:http://www.utrechtlawreview.org/articles/10.18352/ulr.256/