An appeals court in Paris has ruled that companies can be prosecuted for contributing to crimes against humanity if their actions support terrorism, even indirectly, a decision that, if confirmed, sets a new precedent for liability of international businesses.
The ruling, handed down Wednesday by the Paris Court of Appeal, relates to charges filed in 2018 against Lafarge, a French cement company, over its operations in Syria between 2012 and 2014.
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