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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:allegation
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forced labor
human rights abuses
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:Kiobel_v._Royal_Dutch_Petroleum_Co.
gptkb:Sosa_v._Alvarez-Machain
395 F.3d 932 (9th Cir. 2002)
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gptkbp:date
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2002-09-18
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gptkbp:defendant
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gptkb:Unocal_Corporation
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:John_Doe_I,_et_al._v._Unocal_Corporation,_et_al.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Doe v. Unocal Corp.
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gptkbp:involvedCountry
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gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:judge
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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gptkbp:jurisdiction
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:legalIssue
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gptkb:Torture_Victim_Protection_Act
gptkb:Alien_Tort_Claims_Act
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first major human rights case against a corporation under the Alien Tort Claims Act
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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John Doe I, et al.
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gptkbp:predecessor
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corporate accountability for international law violations
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gptkbp:principle
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corporations can be held liable under the Alien Tort Claims Act
aiding and abetting liability under international law
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Yadana_gas_pipeline_project
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gptkbp:result
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settled out of court
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gptkbp:settlementPeriod
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2005
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gptkbp:subject
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corporate liability for human rights abuses
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Unocal
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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