Should a US company be legally liable in US courts for environmental consequences of its operations abroad? 65 Articles

by Geoff Weed

The contemporary structure of international justice is, at best, a very hazy picture. Questions of jurisdiction, conflicting treaties, and differing interpretations of law are but a few of the extremely difficult question...read more

by Shammah

Any company whose operations causes damage to the environment should be liable to every country that has been affected by the company's abuses. Thus, yes, a US company should be legally liable in US courts for environment...read more

by Janet Perry

I grew up in a small rural community in West Virginia where Union Carbide had a 'plant' on the river, a few miles from my home. Here, my sister was born with multiple birth defects and died at age two. Soot, emitted from...read more

by Daniel Farnkoff

In 1984 an American-owned pesticide plant leaked toxic gas into the air in Bhopal, India, killing over 3000 people and injuring tens of thousands more. The plant was primarily owned by a U.S. corporation called Union Carbi...read more

by Daniel J. Gansle

Some criticize United States foreign policy as imperialistic. Others believe our great country is unquestionably altruistic. But I believe that while both views have some merit, the U.S. most often acts opportunistically i...read more

by Spring Bright

There are many factors in determining liability, including proving that the environment has been damaged. You must also prove by whom and when. Often it is difficult to decide who is at fault, since corporations are starte...read more

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by James Mockridge.

The human race is faced with a dilemma concerning its mishandling over pre-existing actions and the subsequent effects incurred upon the environment. This would suggest that any multi-national company should become liable,...read more

by C. M. Erickson

International law is a morass of convoluted precedents and corporate pandering that protects business interests at the expense of the disenfranchised local populace and the environment, which cannot speak for itself. Amer...read more

by V. Kumar

Law begins with policy, and ends with procedure, with code of law connecting the two. Legal liability of US company needs to be there, as a matter of policy, to ensure that US companies, who are residents of US for all ...read more

by Neil Licht

Who's law is it anyway? Frankly, there is no such thing as an enforceable international law. Our legal standards apply to our country. It is up to the "damaged nation" to prosecute if the environmental issue was a breec...read more

by Devon Mitchell

Should a US company be legally liable in American courts for the environmental consequences of its operations abroad? This is a Yes and No question. Yes, if the law that governs and regulates a corporation in a forei...read more

by Selaelo Ramokgopa

The answer to the question really depends on the situation and most importantly the laws of the country in which the US Corporation operates in. It is important to reiterate what the question is so that the article focuses...read more

by Francesca Hernandez

In recent years, the power and influence of American corporations with multinational branches has become difficult to ignore. There are many reasons for a corporation to expand its operations to an overseas location, inclu...read more

by Stewart Rusby

"YOU BROKE IT, YOU FIX IT" We have interest in our activity in foreign countries, specifically should a US company be legally liable in American courts for the environmental consequences of its operations abroad? The q...read more

by Lucy Bocanegra Flores

Should a US company be legally liable in American courts for the environmental consequences of its operations abroad? Answer: YES! Why shouldn't a US company be held accountable in our courts for doing something that is...read more

by Eric Lannak

Cases of environmental damage in foreign countries by U.S. (and other) companies result from one thing; a country's failure to look out for it's own citizens' well-being. The purpose of "nation" is, more than anything ...read more

by Fred Tolleson

"Should a US company be legally liable in American courts for the environmental consequences of its operations abroad?" This is a very thorny issue with several aspects needing development before any definitive answer is ...read more

by Barb

Many giant industrial companies pillage countries, of their natural resources. Without permission or authority which should be sought before entering these countries. It may be for mining, oil or gas and timber. An oil ...read more

by A. Simpson

"Clean up your own mess," a command that most of us learned as children, was long ago forgotten by many U.S. corporations, at facilities both in the States and abroad. Only as a result of the sweeping federal U.S. environ...read more

by J. Lee Kenser

While I understand the environmental necessity to hold the industrial complex of America as it works abroad responsible for any misdeeds, if American Government cannot capably hold them liable in America what are they goin...read more