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Bhopal Law Seminar On Wednesday, December 1st, 2004, the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney hosted a seminar entitled “Bhopal, 20 Years On: Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights Violations Today”. Speakers included: "As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster (3 December 2004), this seminar will give participants a timely opportunity to revisit various dimensions of the issue of devolving legal responsibility for human rights violations upon corporate actors. Of relevance to community groups, corporate executives, corporate lawyers, regulators, insurers, unions, academics and activists alike, this issue remains as live and contentious today as it was two decades ago, as evidenced by recent debate surrounding the Jackson Report on the liability of James Hardie for asbestos-related claims. "Drawing together specialists from the corporate and human rights law fields, this seminar will involve reflection upon the regulatory initiatives that have been put in place since Bhopal and discussion of further developments anticipated in relation to corporate accountability under international human rights laws. Speakers will examine the latest international developments in litigation and regulatory strategy seeking to render corporations more accountable (and persistent obstacles thereto), as well as the implications of these for corporations and their risk managers. Those who attend this seminar should leave it better equipped to grapple with the complex legal and policy questions raised by proposals to render corporations answerable for violations of international human rights law. "This seminar is part of the Continuing Legal Education Program administered by the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney.The seminar is an initiative of the Sydney Centre for International and Global Law. Based at the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney, this Centre was created in 2003 with international law as its primary focus. The Centre specialises in teaching and research in international law and on issues pertaining to the global practice of law. The Centre offers advisory and related services to governments in Australia and throughout the Asia Pacific region, as well as to non-governmental organisations and others in the public and private sectors. Through initiatives such as this seminar series, the Centre is working to create links among those involved in the practice of international law throughout Australia. For more information about the Centre, please contact Professor Donald R. Rothwell, Director, Sydney Centre for International and Global Law, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, 173-175 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000; Tel: (+612) 9351 0308; Fax: (+612) 9351 0200." A complete program of the seminar is available at www.law.usyd.edu.au/cle/2004/IntLawSem2004_Bhopal.pdf. UPDATE!!: The seminar was a big success and well attended!
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The international student campaign to hold Dow
accountable for Bhopal, and its other toxic legacies around the world.
For more information about the campaign, or for problems regarding this
website, contact Ryan
Bodanyi, the Coordinator of Students for Bhopal.
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ALL LIVE 
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"The year 2003 was a special year in the history of the campaign for justice in Bhopal. It was the year when student and youth supporters from at least 30 campuses in the US and India took action against Dow Chemical or in support of the demands of the Bhopal survivors. As we enter the 20th year of the unfolding Bhopal disaster, we can, with your support, convey to Dow Chemical that the fight for justice in Bhopal is getting stronger and will continue till justice is done. We look forward to your continued support and good wishes, and hope that our joint struggle will pave the way for a just world free of the abuse of corporate power."
Signed/ Rasheeda Bi, Champa Devi Shukla
Bhopal Gas Affected Women Stationery Employees Union
International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal
This is what the www.studentsforbhopal.org site looked like in early 2008. For more recent information, please visit www.bhopal.net.