A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Why Unocal Should Be Liable under U.S. Law for Human Rights Abuses in Burma

Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Wells, Leslie ^a  

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1. See John Doe I v. Unocal, 963 F. Supp. 880 (C.D. Cal. 1997) [hereinafter John Doe]; National Coalition Gov't of the Union of Burma v. Unocal, Inc., 176 F.R.D. 329 (C.D. Cal. 1997) [hereinafter FTUB]. Both cases were decided by Judge Paez. As of September 15, 1998, pending before the Attorney General of California is a petition to revoke Unocal's Charter. California: Groups Ask AG to Revoke Unocal's Charter, The National Journal Group, Sept. 15, 1998, available in LEXIS, News Library, NTLJNL File.
2. See Kimberly Music, Labor Department Begins Probe of Myanmar Human Rights Record, The Oil Daily, July 1, 1997, at 5, available in LEXIS, News Library, ASAPII File.
3. See John Doe, 963 F. Supp. at 883; FTUB, 176 F.R.D. at 334. In 1995, the President of Unocal stated, "if you threaten the pipeline, there's going to be more military. If forced labor goes hand-in-glove with the military, yes, there will be forced labor." David Wolfberg, Opinion/Analysis: Nippon Oil, Get Out of Burma, Mainichi Daily News, May 15, 1998, available in LEXIS, World Library, MAINWS File. Unocal has stated that its contributions to the villages located along the pipeline are positive, including a pledge of over $2 million annually for medical centers, immunization, and job creation. See Tony