Subject category:
Ethics and Social Responsibility
Published by:
NACRA - North American Case Research Association
Length: 21 pages
Data source: Field research
Abstract
Royal Dutch Shell, the oil company, faced widespread international criticism following the execution of Nigerian novelist and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa in November, 1995. Saro-Wiwa had been a vocal opponent of Shell''s environmental and human rights policies in Nigeria. What responsibility, if any, did Shell bear for Saro-Wiwa''s death, and how should it respond to its critics?
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Abstract
Royal Dutch Shell, the oil company, faced widespread international criticism following the execution of Nigerian novelist and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa in November, 1995. Saro-Wiwa had been a vocal opponent of Shell''s environmental and human rights policies in Nigeria. What responsibility, if any, did Shell bear for Saro-Wiwa''s death, and how should it respond to its critics?