Litigation as a Tool for Development: The Environment, Human Rights, and the Case of Texaco in Ecuador
Author(s)
Black, Elizabeth C.
Abstract
Discusses methods of holding corporations accountable on an international level for exploitation, pollution, and cultural degradation; focus on MarĂa Aguinda et al. v. Texaco Inc., a lawsuit against the US petroleum company for environmental and health damages to workers during the 1970s-80s.