"Never again"? German Chemical Corporation complicity in the Kurdish genocide
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Kelly, Michael J.
Kelly, Michael J.
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School of Law
School of Law
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International criminal law; Genocide; Criminal liability of juristic persons; Kurds; Iraq
International criminal law; Genocide; Criminal liability of juristic persons; Kurds; Iraq
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"Never again"? German Chemical Corporation complicity in the Kurdish genocide
"Never again"? German Chemical Corporation complicity in the Kurdish genocide
Authors
Kelly, Michael J.
Kelly, Michael J.
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Berkeley Journal of International Law
Berkeley Journal of International Law
Volume
31
Issue
2
Pages
348-391
31
Issue
2
Pages
348-391
Date
2013
2013
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Michael J. Kelly, "Never Again"? German Chemical Corporation Complicity in the Kurdish Genocide, 31 Berkeley J. Int'l L. 348 (2013).
Michael J. Kelly, "Never Again"? German Chemical Corporation Complicity in the Kurdish Genocide, 31 Berkeley J. Int'l L. 348 (2013).
Abstract
German chemical corporations were complicit in the gassing of Allied troops in World War I and concentration camp prisoners in World War II. The shock of the Holocaust resulted in adoption of the Genocide Convention and the determination to never let this happen again. Genocide, of course, has happened again, but the great irony is that German chemical corporations were once more complicit in the genocide that wiped out thousands of Kurdish civilians in northern Iraq in 1988. Corporations should be criminally liable for their conduct - including genocide. This paper reviews the evidence and makes the case for prosecuting German chemical corporations for their involvement in the Kurdish genocide.
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Copyright (c) 2013 Michael J. Kelly
Copyright (c) 2013 Michael J. Kelly