Bowoto going to trial
Let me preface my somewhat abstract discussion of this by saying: about six years ago some people were shot, and some people's homes were destroyed.
Judge Illston last week denied ChevronTexaco's motion to dismiss Larry Bowoto v. ChevronTexaco and ruled that the case can go forward to trial. In her decision, she cited my declaration in that case!
Bowoto is a case under the Alien Tort Claims Act, from the days when laws were short and lawsuits brief:
The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.
(That's the entirety of the Act.)
The case deals with military attacks against Nigerian protesters on the Chevron oil platform at Parabe, Nigeria, and villagers in Opia and Ikenyan, Nigeria, in 1998 and 1999. You can read about the case and the attacks on the EarthRights International home page, and you can also find ChevronTexaco's view of the Parabe incident (which doesn't address Opia or Ikenyan).
EarthRights has also published Judge Illston's order, which mentions my declaration. I am very honored to have had a part in this case.
The Supreme Court has just now heard arguments in a separate case called Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain relating to whether the Alien Tort Claims Act can be used today to address violations of international law. It will be really interesting to see what the Court does with that case.
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