Corporations that exploit conflicts to illegally extract or purchase natural resources from war-torn countries should be charged with war crimes, a University of British Columbia professor argues in a document he hopes will encourage governments and prosecutors around the world to pursue such cases.
James Stewart, a Canadian expert on international crime, is in The Hague this week to present a legal manual for prosecuting companies that profit from diamonds, gold, oil and land and other resources during times of war.
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