scholarly journals Case review: Extraterritorial corporate liability for environmental harm: Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-162
Author(s):  
Jane Rooney

N/A

AJIL Unbound ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Jägers ◽  
Katinka Jesse ◽  
Jonathan Verschuuren

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. limits the potential of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) as a means of legal redress for victims of human rights abuses caused by transnational companies. Interestingly enough, almost simultaneously with the Kiobel decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, a Dutch court issued its rulings in five cases concerning Nigerian individuals, supported by a Dutch environmental nongovernmental organization (NGO), in their claims against Royal Dutch Shell (RDS), headquartered in the Netherlands, and its Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, Ltd. (SPDC). These cases relate to oil spills for which the plaintiffs believed Shell should be held liable.


WCET Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Melanie C Perez

This case review discusses the importance of providing a holistic approach to the care of a patient with two stomas and an enterocutaneous fistula. In this case, the stomas and fistula significantly affected the patient; not just physically but emotionally and socially. The different challenges that arose in pouching a high-output ileostomy, enterocutaneous fistula and ileal conduit with Foley catheter in situ are explored. It also delves into the various options for discharging a patient with complex ostomy complications requiring different needs and resources. Finally, it aims to highlight the therapeutic comprehensive care the stomal therapy nurse provided to the patient and their family.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 180
Author(s):  
Achmad Ardiansyah Akbar

<p>Immunization is a mandatory program by government for every child in Indonesia. In 2016, however, the vaccine used for children’s immunization was found under standardized or unqualified. It was mixed with particular substances which might lead the users into some allergies, minor or severe injuries, trauma, and even danger their lives. Parents certainly fully entrusted their children’s immunization to the competent. The crime of producing, distributing, and using non-standard vaccines involved many parties both individuals and corporations, ranging from the task of producing, distributing, and up to injecting the vaccines into children. With the enormous profits of the crime, however, only private parties were sued while the corporations were still free from any accusation and thus, it made them have potential chances to redo such crime, violating medical laws, consumer protection laws, Money laundering legislation, and up to brand and geographical indications.</p><p>This study was a legal research with statute and conceptual approaches. It aimed to investigate the provisions of producing and distributing non-standard vaccines by corporations and to analyze their liability on such crime. The results, conclusions, suggestions, and recommendations for the problem were discussed.</p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (11) ◽  
pp. 1230-1235

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) has recently been recognized as an autoimmune disorder involving multiple organs. The kidney is a represented organ with a wide range of renal manifestations. The authors report a case of an 83-year-old Thai male with combined IgG4 tubulointerstitial nephritis and membranous nephropathy coexisting with cholangiocarcinoma. The patient presented with proteinuria, acute renal failure, eosinophilia, hypocomplementemia, and high serum IgG4 concentration. The diagnosis was IgG 4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis and membranous nephropathy on renal biopsy, with negative immunohistochemistry for anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibodies. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abdomen showed two wedge shaped arterial enhancing lesions of liver. Liver biopsy revealed adenocarcinoma, compatible with cholangiocarcinoma. Proteinuria and renal failure were resolved with initial steroid treatment. Meanwhile, IgG4-related membranous nephropathy should be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients with proteinuria. Potentially, IgG4-RD may be rarely associated with carcinoma development. However, further studies are recommended to ratify and confirm the association between IgG4-RD and incidence of malignancies. Keywords: IgG4-related disease, Membranous nephropathy, Secondary membranous nephropathy, Tubulointerstitial nephritis, Cholangiocarcinoma


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document