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International Corporations and American Courts

Listen Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2009 at 1:06 p.m.

It's been more than a decade since acclaimed writer Ken Saro Wiwa and eight activists were tortured and executed by the military government of Nigeria. But a controversial lawsuit against an international oil company -- accused of aiding that country's pariah government -- only wrapped up last month in New York City. We examine the case of Wiwa vs. Royal Dutch Petroleum, and why a growing number of international corporations find themselves facing legal action within the U.S. for alleged misdeeds overseas.

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Guests

Jonathan Drimmer

Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center; Partner, Steptoe & Johnson

Jennifer M. Green

Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights; Associate Professor of Clinical Instruction, University of Minnesota Law School

Thomas Niles

Vice Chair, United States Council for International Business

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