Supremes let Shell lawsuit proceed

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

At 06:34 PM 3/26/01 -0800, you wrote:
>
>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/World/Africa/2001-03/sarowiwa270301.shtml
>Court clears way for relatives to sue Shell over Saro-Wiwa's death
>
>By Andrew Buncombe in Washington
>
>27 March 2001
>
>America's Supreme Court cleared the way yesterday for the relatives of the
>executed Nigerian playwright Ken Saro-Wiwa to allege in court that the
>multinational oil giant Shell was complicit in his death.

This decision clears the way for the US courts becoming defacto world
courts - which is essentially a bad thing.  Next time we will hear a case
against Cuba brought by some right wing Florida schmuck.

Wojtek