Doe v. Unocal Corp.
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Doe v. Unocal Corp. is a landmark U.S. human rights lawsuit in which Burmese villagers sued Unocal in federal court for alleged complicity in forced labor and other abuses linked to a gas pipeline project in Myanmar.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil action
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human rights lawsuit ⓘ lawsuit ⓘ transnational human rights case ⓘ |
| allegation |
complicity in arbitrary detention
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complicity in forced labor ⓘ complicity in murder ⓘ complicity in rape ⓘ complicity in torture ⓘ other human rights abuses ⓘ |
| appealTo | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
corporate accountability law
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international human rights law ⓘ tort law ⓘ |
| citation |
Doe v. Unocal Corp., 110 F. Supp. 2d 1294 (C.D. Cal. 2000)
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Doe v. Unocal Corp., 248 F.3d 915 (9th Cir. 2001) NERFINISHED ⓘ Doe v. Unocal Corp., 395 F.3d 932 (9th Cir. 2002), opinion withdrawn NERFINISHED ⓘ Doe v. Unocal Corp., 963 F. Supp. 880 (C.D. Cal. 1997) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | United States District Court for the Central District of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendant |
Union Oil Company of California
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Unocal Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced later Alien Tort Statute jurisprudence
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raised awareness of corporate human rights responsibilities ⓘ |
| involved |
French oil company Total S.A. (context of pipeline project)
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Myanmar military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Alien Tort Claims Act
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Torture Victim Protection Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
standard for aiding and abetting liability in human rights cases
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whether corporations can be held liable under Alien Tort Claims Act ⓘ |
| locationOfAbuses | Tenasserim region of Myanmar GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of Alien Tort Claims Act to corporate conduct abroad
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corporate accountability for overseas human rights abuses ⓘ first significant settlement of a human rights case against a multinational corporation in U.S. courts ⓘ |
| pipelineName | Yadana pipeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plaintiff |
John Doe
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other Burmese villagers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Burma
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Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Yadana gas pipeline project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settlement | yes ⓘ |
| settlementIncluded |
compensation for plaintiffs
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funds for programs in Burma ⓘ |
| settlementType | confidential settlement ⓘ |
| settlementYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
corporate complicity in state abuses
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human rights abuses connected to resource extraction ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| yearFiled | 1996 ⓘ |
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