An archive of 14 million documents created by tobacco companies about their advertising, manufacturing, marketing, scientific research and political activities, hosted by the UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management. This website provides a wealth of information related to the corporations that lobby and market products damaging people’s health and wellness and it is free for anyone to search
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alien tort claims act (atca) global policy forum
The Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) of 1789 grants jurisdiction to US Federal Courts over “any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.” An interesting development has been the recent efforts to use ATCA to sue transnational corporations for violations of international law