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Reparations for Corporate Involvement in War Crimes: The Lundin Trial and Prospects for Victims’ Justice

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In September 2023, the trial at Stockholm District Court against Orrön Energy (previously Lundin Energy) and two corporate directors for complicity in war crimes in Sudan between 1999 and 2003, started. The Lundin case is part of a trend of attempts to hold corporations criminally accountable for their alleged involvement in serious human rights abuses and provides a unique opportunity to assess the possibilities of such attempts in relation to the rights of the victims. This article analyzes how human rights obligations and the objectives of reparations for victims are satisfied by Swedish law and practice in the Lundin trial. It shows that while the law allows victims participating in trial to put forward civil claims, it denies this right to the large number of victims not participating, and the decision early in the Lundin proceedings to separate damage claims from the criminal trial has left the participating victims effectively denied reparations.

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  • Holm, Fanny, 2024. "Reparations for Corporate Involvement in War Crimes: The Lundin Trial and Prospects for Victims’ Justice," Business and Human Rights Journal, Cambridge University Press, vol. 9(3), pages 402-424, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:buhurj:v:9:y:2024:i:3:p:402-424_4
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