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The legal battle surrounding Chevron's environmental contamination in Ecuador reveals complex interrelations between law, science, and corporate accountability. Suzana Sawyer examines how the chemistry of hydrocarbons influenced judicial outcomes, transforming a contamination claim into various legal interpretations, including environmental liability and racketeering. Through this analysis, she highlights the intricate dynamics of risk and reward, complicity, and the uneven distribution of suffering, emphasizing the pivotal role of technoscience and legal frameworks in shaping environmental justice.
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The Small Matter of Suing Chevron, Suzana Sawyer
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- 2022
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- Titul
- The Small Matter of Suing Chevron
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Suzana Sawyer
- Vydavateľ
- Duke University Press
- Vydavateľ
- 2022
- Väzba
- pevná
- Počet strán
- 418
- ISBN13
- 9781478015338
- Kategórie
- Etnografia
- Anotácia
- The legal battle surrounding Chevron's environmental contamination in Ecuador reveals complex interrelations between law, science, and corporate accountability. Suzana Sawyer examines how the chemistry of hydrocarbons influenced judicial outcomes, transforming a contamination claim into various legal interpretations, including environmental liability and racketeering. Through this analysis, she highlights the intricate dynamics of risk and reward, complicity, and the uneven distribution of suffering, emphasizing the pivotal role of technoscience and legal frameworks in shaping environmental justice.