KIOBEL I – Briefs and Court Documents
Opinion Below (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit)
- Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum Co., et al., 621 F.3d 11 (2d Cir. Sept. 17, 2010), cert. granted (U.S. Oct. 17, 2011) (No. 10-1491).
Merits Briefs for the Petitioners (Kiobel I)
- Brief for Esther Kiobel et al.
- Brief for Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum et al.
- Reply for Esther Kiobel et al.
Amicus Briefs in Support of the Petitioners (Kiobel I)
- Brief of United States
- Center for Justice & Accountability and Dr. Juan Romagoza Arce, et al.
- International Law Scholars
- Joseph E. Stiglitz
- Ambassador David Scheffer
- Former U.S. Government Counter-terrorism and Human Rights Officials
- Former U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, et al.
- Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- EarthRights International
- International Human Rights Organizations and International Law Experts
- American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
- Brennan Center for Justice
- Nuremberg Scholars Omer Bartov
- Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges
- Law Professors of Civil Liberties and 42 U.S.C. § 1983
- Thomas J. Schoenbaum
- Professors of Legal History Barbara Aronstein Black et al.
- Civil Procedure Professors
- Rutherford Institute
Amicus Briefs in Support of Neither Party (Kiobel I)
Amicus Briefs in Support of the Respondents (Kiobel I)
- Governments of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands
- Federal Republic of Germany
- BP America
- Chevron Corporation
- KBR, Inc.
- Coca-Cola Company et al.
- Rio Tinto Group and Occidental Petroleum Corp.
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.
- Cato Institute
- The Clearing House Association L.L.C.
- Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce
- National Foreign Trade Council et al.
- Professors of International Law
- Professors of International Law, Foreign Relations Law, and Federal Jurisdiction Law
Oral Argument & Orders
- Transcript of Oral Argument (Feb. 28, 2012)
- Audio of Oral Argument (Feb. 28, 2012)
- Order for Reargument and Supplemental Briefing (Mar. 5, 2012)
Click here for Kiobel’s sister case, Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority.
KIOBEL II – Briefs and Court Documents
Transcript of the Oct. 1, 2012 oral argument in Kiobel II.
Click here for summaries of key amicus briefs in Kiobel II.
Supplemental Merits Briefs (Kiobel II)
- Supplemental Opening Brief for Esther Kiobel et al.
- Supplemental Brief for Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum et al.
- Supplemental Reply Brief for Esther Kiobel et al.
Supplemental Amicus Briefs in Support of the Petitioners (Kiobel II)
- Center for Justice and Accountability and Ahmed et al.
- Former United States Diplomats
- International Law Scholars
- Government of the Argentine Republic
- American Bar Association
- Ambassador David Scheffer
- Former U.S. Government Counter-terrorism and Human Rights Officials
- Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Juan E. Mendez, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
- EarthRights International
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Human Rights First et al.
- International Human Rights Organizations
- Yale Law School Center for Global Legal Challenges
- Rutgers Law School Constitutional Litigation Clinic
- German Institute for Human Rights and International Law Experts
- Victims of the Hungarian Holocaust
- Eleven Jewish Former Residents of Iran Whose Family Members “Disappeared”
- Genocide Victims of Krajina
- Members of Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Comparative Law Scholars and French Supreme Court Justice
- Australian International Law Scholars
- South African Jurists
- Dutch Law Professors Alex-Geert Castermans et al.
- English Law Practitioners Martyn Day et al.
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
- Thomas J. Schoenbaum, J.D., PhD.
- Professors of Legal History, Casto, Donahue et al.
- Professors of Legal History and Federal Jurisdiction
- Professors of Civil Procedure and Federal Courts
Supplemental Amicus Briefs in Support of Neither Party (Kiobel II):
- Brief of the United States in Partial Support of Affirmance
- Certain Plaintiffs In Re Terrorist Attacks On September 11 2001
- European Commission on Behalf of the European Union
- John Ruggie, Former UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights
- Governments of the Netherlands and Great Britain
- Institute for Human Rights and Business
- Law of Nations Scholars
Supplemental Amicus Briefs in Support of Respondents (Kiobel II):
- BP America Caterpillar Conoco Phillips GE Honeywell Intl Business Machines
- Cato Institute
- Chamber of Commerce of the US
- Chevron Corp., Dole Food Co., Dow Chem., Ford, Glaxosmithkline, and P & G
- Engility Corp.
- Former U.S. State Department Legal Advisers
- KBR, Inc.
- National Foreign Trade Council
- OTP Bank
- Professors Anthony J. Bellia Jr. and Bradford R. Clark
- Professors of International Law, Foreign Relations, and Federal Jurisdiction
- Rio Tinto Group
- U.S.-China Law Society
- Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation
Other Resources on Kiobel
- CJA Backgrounder on the Kiobel Case
- “Kiobel & Social Responsibility” An Issues Brief by John Ruggie, former UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights
- SCOTUSBlog Scholars Debate on Kiobel II
- Applying American Law to Far-Off Crimes: From Nazi Germany to Nigeria, Victims of Abuses Need Tools – Op/Ed in the Forward by Ruth W. Messinger & Janice Kamenir-Reznik
