Apartheid

Apartheid

SDSHH partner Paul Hoffman will represent two groups of plaintiffs in an appeal from the dismissal of human rights claims brought under the Alien Tort Statute against dozens of multinational corporations for their complicity in human rights crimes during the apartheid era in South Africa. The claims were dismissed by a federal district judge in November 2004. Opening briefs in the appeal were filed on August 19, 2005 and the appeal will be argued in early 2006 in New York. Copies of the briefs will be availabe on this website.

Brief for Plaintiffs-Appellants
(Ntzebesa et al.) - Part I [2,216K]

Brief for Plaintiffs-Appellants
(Ntzebesa et al.) - Part II [893K]

Khulamani Final Brief [2,206K[

Forced Labor Amicus Brief [1,968K]

Diplomats Amicus Brief [1,244K]

TRC Amicus Brief Part I [2,409K]

TRC Supporting Amicus Brief [1,681K]

Amicus Brief of Professors of Const. & Int'l Law [2,411K]

Amicus Brief Concerning Status of Apartheid [4,501K]

Amicus Brief of International Organizations [2,897K]

Amicus Brief of International Scholars [2,650K]

Brief of the USA as Amicus Curiae [1945K]

Reply Brief for Plaintiffs-Appellants [1246K}

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