Friends of the Earth et al. v. TotaL

The document details a legal action where plaintiffs allege that Total failed to adequately assess human rights and environmental impacts of its Tilenga oil project, which involves oil extraction in Uganda and a pipeline to Tanzania. The case centers on whether Total's vigilance plan violated France's 2017 Duty of Vigilance Law, which requires companies to prevent environmental harm and human rights violations across their operations and subsidiaries. After the Nanterre Judicial Court and the Court of Appeal of Versailles declined jurisdiction, the applicants appealed to the Court of Cassation.

• The plaintiffs argue that Total's vigilance plan for the Tilenga oil project violated France's 2017 Duty of Vigilance Law by failing to account for significant human rights and environmental impacts. The project is projected to displace approximately 100,000 people and involves drilling 400 boreholes, with about one-third located in Uganda's Murchinson Falls National Park.
• The legal proceedings have faced jurisdictional hurdles, with the Nanterre Judicial Court and the Court of Appeal of Versailles both ruling that the case should be heard by the Nanterre Commercial Court, leading the applicants to appeal to the Court of Cassation.

APA

Natural Justice (2022). Friends of the Earth et al. v. TotaL. https://naturaljustice.org/publication/environmental-court-cases-friends-of-the-earth-v-total/

Chicago

Natural Justice. Friends of the Earth et al. v. TotaL. 2022. https://naturaljustice.org/publication/environmental-court-cases-friends-of-the-earth-v-total/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljustice2022friends, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{Friends of the Earth et al. v. TotaL}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/publication/environmental-court-cases-friends-of-the-earth-v-total/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }