Beanal v. Freeport-McMoran, Inc.
ELR Citation: ELR 20231 No(s). 98-30235 (5th Cir. Nov 29, 1999)
The court affirms a district court ruling and holds that domestic corporations conducting mining activities in the Pacific Rim did not violate international law. A resident of the Republic of Indonesia alleged that the corporations' mining operations caused environmental abuses, human rights violati...