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This is an organisation that collects information on incomes in the extractive industry in some countries.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Business and human rights, Climate change, Environment,
This is a a not-for-profit organisation that campaigns for transparency in aid funding.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Public interest litigation (general),
This has links to more than 450 online databases on companies across 120 jurisdictions. This is a great place to start if you want to find out more information about a company.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Business and human rights, Public interest litigation (general),
This is the largest list of open databases of companies in the world. It’s a great place to start if you want to find out more information about a company.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Business and human rights, Public interest litigation (general),
A free and accessible list of company registers. This can be a useful starting point for finding more information about a company.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Business and human rights, Public interest litigation (general),
The A4J Guide provides you with information on what should be included in witness statements, how they should be structured and formatted. This is a useful tool if you need to take a witness statement without the assistance of a lawyer.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits),
Legal Topic: Public interest litigation (general),
The Global Administrative Law Project provides further information on possibilities that are available to hold international organisations accountable.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: How-to guides (manuals, toolkits), Legal references,
Legal Topic: Public interest litigation (general),
UK courts held Augusto Pinochet, the ex-dictator of Chile, liable for torture committed during his rule. The court decided that individuals could not enjoy immunity for torture after they left office.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal citations,
Legal Topic: Public interest litigation (general),
The Italian Constitutional Court ruled that Italian courts could hear cases against Germany for WWII human rights abuses. They ruled that the right to judicial protection for human rights violations could not be sacrificed by the law of State Immunity.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal citations,
Legal Topic: Public interest litigation (general),
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