jeudi 5 avril 2012 à 18h30
Conf/Débat en Anglais: US LAW; Class Action and the Alien Tort Claims Act
Conference-Debate
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UNITED STATES LAW; Class Action and the Alien Tort Claims Act*
THURSDAY APRIL 5 2012 FROM 18H30 TO 20H at the CRL (first floor of B.U. of the Arsenal)
The case of SHELL and the killing of Nigerian ecology activists and the case of Pfizer and the clinical trials of an anti-biotic that killed children in Nigeria.
The conference will be animated by Anne Marie O'Connell and Michael Flynn, using extracts from video documentaries, news reports and films and significantmusic.
* The Alien Tort Statute (28 U.S.C. § 1350; ATS, also called the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA). This statute is notable for allowing United States courts to hear human rights cases brought by foreign citizens
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