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Decisions of national courts and tribunals
Australia
- Dagi v Broken Hill Proprietary Co Ltd (No 2) [1997] 1 VR 428 | 90 |
- Kamasaee v Commonwealth of Australia & Ors S CI 2014 6770, [2017] VSC 537 | 90, 91 |
- Sanda v PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2017] FCA 1272; (No 5) [2019] FCA 932 (17 June 2019) | 91 |
Canada
- Anvil Mining Ltd v Association Canadienne Contre L’Impunité, 2012 QCCA 117 | 88 |
- Araya v Nevsun Resources Ltd, 2016 BCSC 1856; 2017 BCCA 401; 2020 SCC 5 | 88, 89, 90 |
- Choc v Hudbay Minerals Inc, 2013 ONSC 1414 | 88 |
- Das v George Weston Limited, 2017 ONSC 4129; 2018 ONCA 1053 | 88 |
- Garcia v Tahoe Resources Inc, 2015 BCSC 2045; 2017 BCCA 39 | 42 |
- Piedra v Copper Mesa Mining Corporation, 2011 ONCA 191 | 88 |
- Recherches Internationales Quebec v Cambior Inc, 1998 QJ 2554 (SCJ) | 88 |
England
- AAA v Unilever Plc [2018] EWCA Civ 1532 [36] | 97 |
- Arroyo v BP Exploration Company (Colombia) Ltd [2010] EWHC 1643 (QB) | 92 |
- Arroyo v Equion Energia Ltd [2013] EWHC 3150 (TCC) | 92 |
- Bodo Community v Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd [2014] EWHC 1973 (TCC) | 102 |
- Chandler v Cape Plc [2011] EWHC 951 (QB), [2012] EWCA Civ 525 | 95–97, 259–260 |
- Connelly v RTZ Corporation Plc [1996] QB 361 (CA), [1997] UKHL 30, [1998] AC 854, [1999] CLC 533 | 93 |
- Guerrero v Monterrico Metals Plc [2009] EWHC 2475 (QB), [2010] EWHC 160 (QB), [2010] EWHC 3228 (QB) | 92 |
- Kalma v African Minerals Ltd [2018] EWHC 3506 (QB), [2020] EWCA Civ 144 | 100 |
- Lubbe v Cape Plc [1998] EWCA Civ 1351, [2000] UKHL 41 | 93 |
- McDonald’s Corporation v Steel and Morris [1997] EWHC QB 366 | 93 |
- Motto v Trafigura Ltd [2006] Claim BV HQ06X03370, [2009] EWHC 1246 (QB), [2011] EWCA Civ 1150 | 92, 103, 104, 131, 133 |
- Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell Plc [2017] EWHC 89 (TCC), [2018] EWCA Civ 191, [2021] UKSC 3 | 94, 95, 99, 101–103, 136, 335 |
- Vava v Anglo American South Africa Ltd [2011] Claim No HQ11X03245, [2012] EWHC 1969 (QB) | 102 |
- Vedanta Resources Plc v Lungowe [2019] UKSC 20 | 97, 99, 101, 131, 136, 261, 335 |
France
- Chambre de l’Instruction, CA Paris 13 February 2004 | 202 |
- Cons Conc, Décision n°05-D-49 du 28 juillet 2005 relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur de la location entretien des machines d’affranchissement ostal | 252 |
- Cons Conc, Décision n° 07-D-12 du 28 mars 2007 relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur du chèque-cinéma | 252 |
- Cons const 23 March 2017, Décision n° 2017-750 | 307 |
- Conseil des Prud’Hommes Paris 26 January 2011, nº F 08/06791 | 114, 149 |
- CA Nîmes 8 July 2002 (Ould Dah) | 213 |
- CA Paris, 31 May 1989 D 1989 IR 227 | 247 |
- CA Paris 15 January 1999, n° 1998/04408 | 264 |
- CA Paris 30 March 2010, n° 08/02278 | 267 |
- CA Paris 20 June 2013, nº 08/07365 | 114, 150, 272 |
- CA Paris 24 October 2013, n° 12/05650, 12/05777, 12/05651 | 115, 155, 156 |
- CA Paris, 28 March 2019, n°17/21751 | 114, 149, 150 |
- CA Paris 17 September 2020, n° 19/20669 | 187 |
- CA Versailles 17 December 2009, n° 09/04772, 09/04795 | 338 |
- CA Versailles 22 March 2013, n° 11/05331 | 113, 165 |
- CA Versailles 10 December 2020, n° 20/ 01692 & 20/ 01693 | 305 |
- Cour d’assises Nîmes 1 July 2005 (Ould Dah) | 213 |
- Cass ass plén 29 March 1991, n° 89-15.231 (Blieck) | 257 |
- Cass ch réunies 15 June 1923, DP 1924 1 153, S 1924 1 49, note Chavegrin (Cardinal Luçon) | 164 |
- Cass civ 23 July 1918, DP 1918, 1, 52 | 164 |
- Cass civ 27 February 1951 (Branly) | 255 |
- Cass civ 26 November 1974, n° 73-13.820 | 153 |
- Cass civ (1) 27 May 1975, D 1976, 318, obs Viney | 164 |
- Cass civ (2) 20 March 1989, n° 88-11585 | 164 |
- Cass civ (2) 22 May 1995, n° 92-21871 | 257 |
- Cass civ (3) 17 July 1997, n° 95-18100 | 164 |
- Cass civ (2) 15 November 2001, n°99-21.636 | 255 |
- Cass civ (1) 6 November 2002, n° 00-15.220 | 178 |
- Cass civ (2) 20 November 2003, n° 02-13.653 | 164 |
- Cass civ (3) 25 February 2004, n° 01-11764 | 164 |
- Cass civ (2) 13 January 2005, n° 03-13.531 | 163 |
- Cass civ (2) 22 September 2005, n° 04-14.092 | 257 |
- Cass civ (2) 8 February 2006, n° 05-14.198 | 183 |
- Cass civ (2) 28 June 2006, n° 05-19.283 | 183 |
- Cass civ (3) 26 September 2007, n° 04-20636 | 164 |
- Cass civ (2) 29 September 2011, n° 10-24.684 | 183 |
- Cass civ (1) 5 April 2012, n°11-14.177 | 177 |
- Cass civ (2) 16 May 2012, n° 11-17.229 | 183 |
- Cass civ (2) 12 July 2012, n° 11-18.399 | 183 |
- Cass civ 22 January 2015, n° 13-28.414 | 115, 272 |
- Cass com 5 February 1985, n° 82-15.119 | 240 |
- Cass com 5 April 1994, n° 93-15.956 | 249 |
- Cass com 18 October 1994, n° 92-21.199 | 247 |
- Cass com 2 April 1996, n° 94-1680 | 243 |
- Cass com 4 March 1997, n° 95-10756 | 250 |
- Cass com 2 December 1997, n° 95-17.624 | 249 |
- Cass com 13 February 2001, n° 98-15190 | 249 |
- Cass com 19 April 2005, n° 05-10.094 (Theetten v SA Metaleurop) | 249 |
- Cass com 26 February 2008, n° 06-20.310 | 250 |
- Cass com 26 March 2008, n° 07-11619 | 253, 265 |
- Cass com 6 September 2011, n° 10-30679 | 302 |
- Cass com 15 November 2011, n° 10-21701 (Sté JCB Service (FD)) | 243 |
- Cass com 12 June 2012, n° 11-16109 | 251 |
- Cass com 19 February 2013, n° 11-28.846 | 153 |
- Cass com 2 July 2014, n° 13-15.208 (Molex) | 271 |
- Cass crim 9 December 1933, Bull crim n° 237 | 201 |
- Cass crim 4 February 1985, n° 84-91581 (Rozenblum) | 240 |
- Cass crim 6 February 1996, Bull crim n° 60 | 200 |
- Cass crim 20 June 2000, n° 99-86-742 | 275 |
- Cass crim 26 June 2001, Bull Crim (2001) 161 (Sté Carrefour) | 280 |
- Cass crim 23 October 2002 (Ould Dah) | 213 |
- Cass crim 12 April 2005, n° 04-82318 | 107 |
- Cass crim 31 January 2007, Bull crim n° 28 | 200 |
- Cass crim 20 June 2006, n° 05-85255 | 278 |
- Cass crim 1 April 2008, n° 07-84839 | 277 |
- Cass crim 25 June 2008, n° 07-80261 | 278 |
- Cass crim 27 October 2009, n° 09-80490 | 278 |
- Cass crim 13 April 2010, n° 09-86429 | 278 |
- Cass crim 25 September 2012, n° 10-82938 | 267 |
- Cass crim 22 January 2013, n° 12-80022 | 277 |
- Cass crim 7 September 2021, n° 19-87.031, 19-87.036, 19-87.040, 19-87.367, 19-87.376 and 19-87.662 | 112, 225, 275, 276 |
- Cass soc 19 June 2007, n° 05-42.570 | 270 |
- Cass soc 18 January 2011, n° 09-69.199 | 270, 271 |
- Cass soc 28 September 2011, n° 10-12.278 | 270 |
- Cass soc 30 November 2011, n°10-22.964 to 10-22.985 and 10-22.994 | 270 |
- Cass soc 25 September 2013, n° 11-25.733 | 270, 271 |
- Cass soc 28 January 2015, nº 13-22.994 to 13-23.006 | 114, 150, 178 |
- Cass soc 14 September 2017, n°15-26.737, 16-26.738 | 114, 150 |
- Cass soc 24 May 2018, n°17-15.630, n°16-18.621 | 271 |
- TASS Melun 11 May 2012, n°10-00924/MN | 115, 155, 271 |
- T com Orléans 1 June 2012, n° 2010-11170 | 255 |
- TGI Nanterre 15 April 2009, n° 07/2902 | 143, 148 |
- TGI Nanterre 30 May 2011, n° 10/02629 | 113, 156 |
- TGI Nanterre 10 February 2017, n° 15/10981 | 115, 178 |
- TGI Paris (11) 16 January 2008, n° 9934895010 | 267 |
- TJ Nanterre (ord réf) 30 January 2020, n° 19/02833 | 305 |
- TJ Nanterre (ord réf) 11 February 2021, n° 20/00915 | 306 |
Netherlands
- CA Amsterdam 21 June 1979, NJ 1980, 217 (BATCO) | 282 |
- CA Arnhem 10 May 1994, TMA 94-6, 155 et seq (Roco BV v De Staat der Nederlanden) | 268 |
- CA The Hague 9 May 2007, Case No 2200050906 – 2 (Public Prosecutor v Van Anraat) | 209 |
- CA The Hague 12 April 2011, NJFS 2011, 137 | 116, 208 |
- CA The Hague 18 December 2015, C/09/337058/HAZA09-1581 + C/09/365482/HAZA10-1665 | 117, 144, 260 |
- CA The Hague 29 January 2021, C/09/365498/HAZA10-1677 (case a) + C/09/330891/HAZA09-0579 (case b) (Oguru); C/09/337058/HAZA09-1581 (case c) + C/09/365482/HAZA10-1665 (case d) (Dooh); C/09/337050/HAZA09-1580 (cases e + f) (Akpan) | 117, 190, 261 |
- DC The Hague 23 December 2005, Case No 09/751003-04 (Public Prosecutor v Van Anraat) | 209 |
- DC The Hague 30 December 2009, Judgement in Motion Contesting Jurisdiction, 330891/HAZA09-579 | 117, 144 |
- DC The Hague 14 September 2011, Judgment in the Ancillary Actions Concerning the Production of Exhibits and in the Main Actions, 337050/HAZA09-1580 (Akpan v Royal Dutch Shell Plc); 330891/HAZA09-0579 (Oguru v Royal Dutch Shell Plc); 337058/HAZA09-1581 (Dooh v Royal Dutch Shell Plc) | 117, 172 |
- DC The Hague 30 January 2013, C/09/337050/HAZA09-1580 (Akpan v Royal Dutch Shell Plc); C/09/330891/HAZA09-0579 (Oguru v Royal Dutch Shell Plc); C/09/337058/HAZA09-1581 (Dooh v Royal Dutch Shell Plc) | 117, 155, 259 |
- DC The Hague 1 May 2019, C/09/540872/HAZA17-1048 (Kiobel v Royal Dutch Shell Plc) | 118, 145 |
- DC The Hague 26 May 2021, C/09/571932/HAZA19-379 | 256, 376 |
- DC Zutphen 1 August 1991, Vermande D-8-85 (Roco BV v De Staat der Nederlanden) | 268 |
- HR 6 April 1915, NJ 1915, 475 | 202 |
- HR 14 March 1950, NJ 1952, 656 | 280 |
- HR 30 June 1950, NJ 1950, 646 | 204 |
- HR 6 April 1954, NJ 1954, 368 | 202 |
- HR 25 September 1981, NJ 1982, 443 (Osby-Pannan A/B v Las Verkoopmaatschappij BV) | 263 |
- HR 17 June 1986, NJ 1987, 743 | 166 |
- HR 19 February 1988, NJ 1988, 487 | 263 |
- HR 18 October 1988, NJ 1989, 496 | 207 |
- HR 11 December 1990, NJ 1991, 466 | 207 |
- HR 12 February 1991, NJ 1991, 528 | 207 |
- HR 24 January 1995, NJ 1995, 352 | 203 |
- HR 16 June 1995, NJ 1996, 214 | 269 |
- HR 3 November 1995, NJ 1996, 215 | 268 |
- HR 15 October 1996, NJ 1997, 109 | 280 |
- HR 18 February 1997, NJ 1997, 628 | 202 |
- HR 23 October 2001, NJ 2002, 77 (Bouterse) | 214 |
- HR 21 December 2001, NJ 2005, 96 | 263 |
- HR 21 May 2002, NJ 2003, 316 (Asean Explorer) | 206 |
- HR 21 October 2003, NJ 2006, 328 | 278 |
- HR 30 June 2009, Case No 07/10742 (Public Prosecutor v Van Anraat) | 209 |
- HR 18 March 2011, RvdW 2011, 392 | 264 |
United States
- Daimler Ag v Bauman 134 S Ct 746 (2014) | 87 |
- Doe v Unocal Corp 963 F Supp 880 (CD Cal 1997); 395 F 3d 932 (9th Cir 2002); 395 F 3d 978 (9th Cir 2003) | 83 |
- Filártiga v Peña-Irala 630 F.2d 876 (2d Cir 1980) | 82 |
- Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations SA v Brown 131 S Ct 2846 (2011) | 87 |
- Hilao v Estate of Marcos 103 F.3d 767 (9th Cir. 1996) | 83 |
- Jesner v Arab Bank 138 S Ct 1386 (2018) | 84 |
- Kadić v Karadžić 70 F 3d 232 (2d Cir 1995) | 83 |
- Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum Co 621 F.3d 111 (2nd Circ 2010); 133 S Ct 1659 (2013) | 84 |
- Nestle USA Inc. v Doe 141 S Ct 1931 (2021) | 85 |
- Wiwa v Royal Dutch Petroleum Co 226 F.3d 88 (2d Cir 2000); 2002 WL 319887 (SDNY 2002) | 83 |
Decisions of international and regional courts
Court of Justice of the European Union
- Akzo Nobel NV v Commission (C-97/08) [2009] ECR I-8237 | 252 |
- ArcelorMittal Luxembourg SA v Commission (C-201/09 P and C-216/09 P) [2011] ECR I-2239 | 252 |
- DEB Deutsche Energiehandels- und Beratungsgesellschaft mbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-279/09) [2010] ECR I-13849 | 62, 191 |
- Deo Antoine Homawoo v GMF Assurances SA (C-412/10) [2011] ECR I-11603 | 154 |
- ENI SpA v Commission (C-508/11) [2013] OJ 225/11 | 252 |
- General Química e.a. v Commission (C-90/09 P) [2011] ECR I-0000 | 252 |
- Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd v Commission (C-48/69) [1972] ECR 619 | 272 |
- Owusu v Jackson (C-281/02) [2005] ECR I-1383 | 93 |
- Régie Nationale des Usines Renault SA v Maxicar SpA and Orazio Formento (C-38/ 98) [2000] ECR I-02973 | 161 |
- Viho European BV v Commission (C-73/95 P) [1996] ECR I-5457 | 252 |
European Court and Commission of Human Rights
- Airey v Ireland (1980) 2 EHRR 305 | 58 |
- Aksoy v Turkey (1996) 23 EHRR 553 | 59 |
- Al- Skeini v UK (2011) 53 EHRR 18 | 41 |
- Arnoldi v Italy App no 35637/ 04 (ECtHR, 7 December 2017) | 59 |
- Běleš v Czech Republic App no 47273/ 99 (ECtHR, 12 November 2002) | 58 |
- Bellet v France (1995) Series A no 333-B | 166 |
- Bock v Germany (1989) 12 EHRR 247 | 151 |
- Çakıcı v Turkey (2001) 31 EHRR 5 | 59 |
- Dombo Beheer BV v Netherlands (1994) 18 EHRR 213 | 58 |
- Fadeyeva v Russia (2007) 45 EHRR 10 | 41 |
- Feldbrugge v Netherlands (1986) 8 EHRR 425 | 258 |
- Golder v the UK (1975) Series A no 18 | 58, 165 |
- Ilaşcu and v Moldova and Russia (2005) 40 EHRR 1030 | 41 |
- İlhan v Turkey (2002) 34 EHRR 36 | 59 |
- Issa v Turkey (2004) 41 EHRR 567 | 41 |
- Kudla v Poland (2002) 35 EHRR 198 | 59 |
- Lupsa and v Romania ECHR 2006-VII | 166 |
- Lόpez Ostra v Spain (1995) 20 EHRR 277 | 41 |
- McFarlane v Ireland App no 31333/ 06 (ECtHR, 10 September 2010) | 188 |
- Moulin v France App no 37104/06 (ECtHR, 23 November 2010) | 206 |
- Naït- Liman v Switzerland App no 51357/ 07 (ECtHR, 15 March 2018) | 58 |
- Ould Dah v France App no 13113/03 (ECtHR, 17 March 2009) | 213 |
- Paulino Tomás v Portugal App no 58698/ 00 (ECtHR, 27 March 2003) | 60 |
- Pérez de Rada Cavanilles v Spain (1998) 29 EHRR 109 | 166 |
- Perez v France (2005) 40 EHRR 39 | 59 |
- Philis v Greece (1991) Series A no 209 | 166 |
- Poiss v Austria (1987) 10 EHRR 231 | 151 |
- Regner v Czech Republic App no 35289/ 11 (ECtHR, 19 September 2017) | 58 |
- Sibson v UK (1993) 17 EHRR 193 | 41 |
- Steel and Morris v UK (2005) 41 EHRR 22 | 59 |
- Tănase v Romania App no 41720/ 13 (ECtHR, 25 June 2019) | 59 |
- The Holy Monasteries v Greece (1995) Series A no 301-A | 166 |
- Tomasi v France (1992) Series A no 24-1A | 59 |
- Tunç v Turkey App no 24014/ 05 (ECtHR, 25 June 2019) | 59 |
- Young, James and Webster v UK (1981) 4 EHRR 38 | 41 |
- Yvon v France (2005) 40 EHRR 41 | 59 |
- Zubac v Croatia App no 40160/ 12 (ECtHR, 5 April 2018) | 58 |
International Court of Justice
- Reparation for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the United Nations (Advisory Opinion) [1949] ICJ Rep 174 | 36 |
Others
- Judgement of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal 1946 (1947) 41 AJIL 172 | 36 |