Courtroom Intifada

Continuing People & Power's series of films into how some of the world's biggest corporations are facing trial, Juliana Ruhfus travels to the West Bank village of Bilin.

Villagers and protesters are taking their longstanding campaign against Israel's seperation wall to the courts.

Helped by an Israeli legal maverick [they] have now a filed a case against the international construction companies who are building the settlements.

They claim they have violated international human rights law by building on occupied land.
~ AlJazeeraEnglish ~


Additional info:
[PDF] Addendum to John Ruggie 2009 report – “State obligations to provide access to remedy for human rights abuses by third parties, including business: an overview of international and regional provisions, commentary and decisions”