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Corporate war crimes : prosecuting the pillage of natural resources

James G. Stewart ; Open Society Justice Initiative

New York : Open Society Foundations, [2010]

157 p. : tabl. ; 25 cm

978-1-936133-32-1

English

This manual seeks to guide investigative bodies, war crimes prosecutors, and judges engaged with the technicalities of pillage. It should also be useful for advocates, political institutions, and companies interested in curbing resource wars. It offers a roadmap of the law governing pillage as applied to the illegal exploitation of natural resources by corporations and their officers. The text traces the evolution of the prohibition against pillage from its earliest forms through the Nuremburg trials to today’s national laws and international treaties. In doing so, Stewart provides a long-awaited blueprint for prosecuting corporate plunder during war.

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