Corporate Liability in Kiobel v Shell Case

The Supreme Court will be ruling in February of next year on whether the plaintiffs in a case against Shell can sue a corporation for human rights abuses. The case, Kiobel versus Royal Dutch Petroleum, or Shell, was based on a lawsuit by twelve Nigerians stating that several shell subsidiaries worked with the Nigerian government in the torture and killings of Nigerians protesting Shell’s work there.

KBOO reporter Jenn Chavez spoke with Katherine Gallagher, a senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, for more details on their position.