Shell litigation in the Dutch courts – milestones for private international law and the fight against climate change
Conflict of Laws
MAY 26, 2021
First, Shell stated that the claimants abused procedural law, because the claims against Royal Dutch Shall were ‘obviously bound to fail and for that reason could not serve as a basis for jurisdiction as provided in art. 6a, enabling a choice of law for victims of business-related human rights violations. 7(1) DCCP’ (at [3.1]
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