Abstract

This article assesses the potential of actions against corporations for human rights abuses committed by security personnel in respect of the company's overseas operations pursuant to certain Australian criminal and tort laws, using the Freeport mine operations in West Papua as an example. It describes some of the historical allegations of human rights abuses by security forces operating in the Freeport concession area. It then considers those allegations against the crimes contained in Division 268 of the Australian Federal Criminal Code and against principles of tort law relating to extraterritorial human rights claims.

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