Ryerson CSR Institute Session: (Part Two) Transnational Tort Litigation, CSR & Extractives - in conversation with Law Professor Malcolm Rogge

In Part One, Dr. Rogge explored in a preliminary way some of the history of litigation by workers/communities in developing countries against multinationals, and began discussing more recent litigation. You can access the February 26 Part One session, as well as supporting material provided by Dr. Rogge, by clicking here. In the Part Two session on March 26, Dr. Rogge will continue his discussion of the more recent litigation and its implications, as well as explore the connection to corporate responsibility, and possible future developments.

Dr. Malcolm Rogge is ideally positioned to be providing these insights. For over twenty years, as a legal scholar and documentary filmmaker, Dr. Rogge has shed a light on the human rights impacts of company-community conflicts in the extractive sector in Canada and in Latin America. His international award-winning documentary film about a mining conflict in Ecuador called Under Rich Earth (external link)  was cited by The Northern Miner: Global Mining News (external link, opens in new window)  as "a classic example for companies on how not to handle community relations." In 2016, Under Rich Earth was used as evidence and cited extensively in an influential investment law decision (external link)  of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague.

Moderating the session will be Dr. Kernaghan Webb, Director of the Ryerson CSR Institute and a Law and Business professor in Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management who is also cross appointed to the Law Faculty.

The talk is co-sponsored by the Ryerson Corporate Social Responsibility Student Association, the Ryerson Commerce and Government Association, and the Ryerson Law and Business Student Association. Support for the "In conversation" sessions from the Trade Commissioner Service of Global Affairs Canada is also gratefully acknowledged.