Criminal Failure and "The Chilling Effect": A Short History of the Bhopal Criminal Prosecutions

The article focuses on the prosecution of those responsible for the Union Carbide pesticide plant disaster that occurred in Bhopal, India in 1984. Topics include the registration of Crime No. 1104/84 after the gas leak occurred, criminal justice administration in India, and corporate responsibility...

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1. VerfasserIn: Edwards, Tim (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2014
In: Social justice
Jahr: 2014, Band: 41, Heft: 1/2, Seiten: 53-79
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Legal liability > Government policy
Criminal Justice System
Work-related injuries
Pesticides industry
Bhopal Union Carbide Plant Disaster, Bhopal, India, 1984
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Zusammenfassung:The article focuses on the prosecution of those responsible for the Union Carbide pesticide plant disaster that occurred in Bhopal, India in 1984. Topics include the registration of Crime No. 1104/84 after the gas leak occurred, criminal justice administration in India, and corporate responsibility for industrial disasters.
ISSN:2327-641X