TABLE OF CONTENTS
Note: The following is a condensed list of books, reports, and articles on the
Bhopal disaster and related issues. This edition of the bibliography has been
prepared by John O'Connell. If you have difficulty obtaining any of these
documents, please contact David Dembo or Lucinda Wykle at the above address.
I.
OVERTURNING THE SETTLEMENT: MARCH 1989 AND AFTER
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II.
SETTLEMENT FEBRUARY 1989 TO MARCH 1989
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Court Documents
12
III.
VICTIM TOUR
13
IV.
PREVIOUS SETTLEMENT TALKS
15
V.
INTERIM RELIEF
18
VI.
DESCRIPTIONS OF DISASTER
19
Books and Reports
20
MEDICAL CONCERNS
21
VII.
Reports
23
VII.
RELIEF WORK IN INDIA
24
IX.
LEGAL DOCUMENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES
26
X.
ARTICLES ON LEGAL ISSUES (UNITED STATES)
27
XI.
LEGAL DOCUMENTS FROM INDIA
29
XII.
ARTICLES ON LEGAL ISSUES (INDIA)
30
XIV.
SABOTAGE CLAIM
33
XV.
UCC ASSET SALES & FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING
34
XVI.
UNION CARBIDE SAFETY RECORD
37
XVII.
IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE
38
XVIII.LESSONS FROM BHOPAL AND RELATED ISSUES
(INCLUDING LIABILITY)
43
XIX.
GENERAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON HAZARDOUS TECHNOLOGIES
46
XX.
BOOKS ON BHOPAL
46
XXI.
BARC BRIEFING PAPERS/REPORTS
48
XXII. ICJIB REPORTS
49
XXIII. LATEST ARTICLES
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OVERTURNING THE.SETTLEHENT: MARCH 1989 AND AFTER
"Protesters March in Bhopal," Wall Street Journal, February 15, 1991.
"SC Directive on Carbide Case," Times of India, Jan. 23, 1991.
"Disclose Gas Compensation Claimed: SC," Times of India, December 15, 1990.
"Court Pulls up M-P in UCC Case," The Hindustan Times, December 12,1990.
"Gaps in Gas Victims' Aid Alleged," Times of India, December 8, 1990.
"SC order Violation of Basic Rights," Times of India, December 8, 1990.
"Death Toll Rises to 3,828: Counsel," Times of India, December 6, 1990.
Barr, Cameron, "Fighting For Victims Rights," The Christian Science
Monitor, December 5, 1990.
"The Bhopal Agenda," Times of India, December 3, 1990.
"An Epic Battle Which Must be Fought," Times of India, December 2, 1990.
"Coping with Catastrophe: Have We Learnt Any Lessons From Bhopal?," Times of
India, December 2, 1990.
"Criminal Tendencies Growing," Statesman, Dec. 2, 1990.
"The Lessons We Have Not Learnt," Times of India, December 2. 1990.
"Carbide Holds Key To Compensation," The Hindustan Times, Dec. 1, 1990.
"Doubts Raised over Victims' Categorization," Times of India, November 30, 1990.
"Is The Agreement Valid," The Economic Times, November 25, 1990.
"$3.3 Billion Became $470 Million," The Economic Times, November 25, 1990.
Bergman, David, "Bhopal Polluters Accused Of Hypocrisy," New Scientist, November
24, 1990.
"No Change In Govt Stand: Sorbjee," Times of India, November 23, 1990.
"Settlement Halted Probe Into Bhopal Plant Safety," The Hindustan, November 22,
1990.
"India Seeks New Bhopal Settlement," International Herald Tribune, November 21,
1990.
"SC Urged To Clarify Status Of Hearing," Times of India, November 14, 1990.
"Judgement In Carbide Case Reserved," Statesman, August 8, 1990.
Jackson, Derrick, "Speaking Of Corporate Insensitivity," Boston Globe, August 19,
1990.
"CBI Probe Wasn't Completed," The Statesman, August 3, 1990.
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"SC Seeks Details From UCC," Times of India, August 4, 1990.
"Bhopal Case Review Unfair: Carbide," Times of India, August 1, 1990.
"A-G Decries Bhopal Settlement Report," Times of India, July 26, 1990.
"Bhopal Settlement Scuttled Probe," Times of India, July 26, 1990.
"US Activists Welcome Review of Bhopal Settlement," The Telegraph, July 23, 1990.
Jenkins, Rob, "Bhopal: Five Years After," In These Times, July 18-31, 1990.
"Bhopal Gas Victims Rally for Relief," The Hindustan Times, June 30, 1990.
"Govt Insists Carbide Pay For Injured," The Telegraph, June 23, 1990.
Lepkowski, Wil, "India Pushed To Overturn Bhopal Settlement," Chemical and
Engineering News, June 4, 1990.
"Wrong On Bhopal," Guardian, February 21, 1990.
"Bhopal Pact Won't Increase," New York Times, April 26, 1990.
"More Bad News for Bhopal," Wall Street Journal, April 26, 1990.
"No Go Bhopal," Daily News, April 26, 1996.
"Carbide Review is Delayed," New York Times, April 11, 1990.
Flynn, Laurie, "Carbide's Settlement Blocked," Observer, April 8, 1990.
"Reviewing the Bhopal Settlement," Wall Street Journal, April 6, 1990.
"Court Clears Aid for Bhopal Victims," New York Times, March 14, 1990.
Hazarika, Sanjoy, "India Sets Plan to Distribute $220 Million to Gas Victims,"
New York Times, March 6, 1990.
Dembo, David, "Wrong on Bhopal," Guardian, Feb. 21, 1990.
Campbell, Joseph, W. "Fallout from Bhopal Case Still Plagues Union Carbide," The
Hartford Courant, Feb. 11, 1990.
Goswami, Dinesh, "Justice for All," The Illustrated Weekly of India, Feb. 4,
1990.
"India to Reopen Bhopal Case," Working Group on Community Right-to-Know, Feb.
1990.
"Bhopal Victims Still Wait For Carbide Money," New York Times, January 30, 1990.
Koenig, Richard and Stephen J. Adler, "Experts Doubt India's Ability to Push
Carbide," Wall Street Journal, Jan. 23, 1990.
Lepkowsksi, Wil, "Bhopal Settlement: India Challenges Its Supreme Court,"'
Chemical and Engineering News, Jan. 22, 1990.
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"India Seeks to Reopen Bhopal Case," New York Times, Jan. 22, 1990.
"Monthly Relief for Gas Victims," Times of India, Jan. 21, 1990.
Jaising, Indira, "Bhopal Verdict Sets Tasks for New Delhi," Times of India, Jan.
16, 1990.
"Carbide Defends Bhopal Settlement," New York Times, Jan. 16, 1990.
"A Justified Reversal," The Hindustan Times, Jan. 15, 1990.
Baxi, Upendra, “Govt. Move on Carbide Historic,” Times of India, Jan. 14, 1990.
"Carbide Questions Govt Action," Patriot, Jan. 14, 1990.
"Carbide Questions NF's Decision," Tines of India, Jan. 14, 1990.
"Govt anti-Carbide Decision Hailed," Patriot, Jan. 14, 1990.
"Interim Relief for Gas Victims Hailed," The Hindustan Times, Jan. 14, 1990.
"Pay-offs By Union Carbide Feared," The Statesman, Jan. 14, 1990.
"UCC Settlement Probe Urged," The Hindustan Times, Jan. 14, 1990.
"Centre to Back Review Pleas in Bhopal case," The Hindu, Jan. 13, 1990.
"Centre to Oppose Carbide Deal," Times of India, Jan. 13, 1990.
"Govt. To Oppose Carbide Settlement," The Telegraph, Jan. 13, 1990.
"Indian Shift on Bhopal Case," New York Times, January 13, 1990.
"Interim Relief for Bhopal Victims," Patriot, Jan. 13, 1990.
"One-Time Relief to Bhopal Gas Victims: NF Govt. Backs Petitioners," The
Hindustan Times, Jan. 13, 1990.
"India's Justices Uphold $465 Million Bhopal Settlement," Wall Street Journal,
January 2, 1990.
Dhavan, Rajeev, "Bhopal Judgement: Test of Credibility," The Hindustan Times,
Jan. 1, 1990.
Baxi, Upendra, "Bhopal Verdict: Great Wrong and Little Right," Times of India,
Dec. 25, 1989.
"SC Clears Decks for Individual Claims," Times of India, Dec. 25, 1989.
Alvares, Claude, "In the Shadow of Despair," The Illustrated Weekly of India,
Dec. 24, 1989.
Bhatnagar, Rakesh, "Judges Divided on Bhopal Act," Times of India, Dec. 24, 1989.
Crossette,
Barbara, "India's Supreme Court Backs Carbide's Bhopal
Settlement," New York Times, Dec. 23, 1989.
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"Carbide Settlement Upheld," Times of India, Dec. 23, 1989.
"SC Upholds Bhopal Settlement,' Times of India, Dec. 23, 1989.
"The Great Bhopal Robbery," India Week, Dec 22-28, 1989.
"What Will VP Do For Bhopal Victims?" Patriot, Dec. 8, 1989.
“International Tribunal for Bhopal Victims," Indian Express, Dec. 7, 1989.
Baxi, Upendra, "Bhopal Victims," Indian Express, Dec. 6, 1989.
"Bhopal Observes 5th Anniversary of Gas Tragedy," Times of India, Dec. 4, 1989.
"Gas Compensation A Mirage," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, Dec. 4, 1989.
"Gas Victims Assert Their Rights,” The Telegraph, Dec. 4, 1989.
"Legal Wranglings Delaying Compensations," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, Dec. 4,
1989.
"Much More Remains to be Done for Bhopal Gas Victims," Patriot, Dec. 4, 1989.
"Victims Tired of Hollow Promises," The Telegraph, Dec. 4, 1989.
"800 Gas Victims Court Arrest," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, Dec. 4, 1989.
"Rallies, Arrests Mark Gas Tragedy Day," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, Dec. 3, 1989.
Chouksey, Ram Mohan, "Hope Only Source of Survival," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle,
Dec. 3, 1989.
Majupuria, Sanjeev, "Penance Still Scores Over Solution," Madhya Pradesh
Chronicle, Dec. 3, 1989.
Singh, Alok Pratap, "Foreign Bodies Active in City," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle,
Dec. 3, 1989.
"Bhopal: Five Years on and What Has Happened?" The Sunday_Correspondent, Dec. 3,
1989.
"Bhopal Gas Victims' Long, Long Wait," The Hindustan Times, Dec. 3, 1989.
"Effigies of Carbide Burnt," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, Dec. 3, 1989.
"We Remember the Holocaust of Dec. 3," Madhya_Pradesh Chronicle, Dec. 3, 1989.
Brown, Derek, "Bhopal Victims 'Failed by Government'," The Guardian, Dec. 2,
1989.
"Gas Tragedy Anniversary: Call for Bhopal Bandh on Sunday," Madhya Pradesh
Chronicle, Dec.1, 1989.
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"Massive Arrangements for Employment to Gas-Victims," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle,
Nov. 30, 1989.
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Jayaprakash, N.D., "Callous Indeed," Patriot, Nov. 26, 1-989.
"Gas Victims Assert Their Rights," Sunday Observer, Nov. 26, 1989.
Waterman, Ruth, "Bhopal: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Cares," Economic and Political
Weekly, Nov. 25, 1989.
"Rectification Regarding Medical Documentation Pleaded," Madhya Pradesh
Chronicle, Nov. 13, 1989.
"New Lawsuit Filed in Bhopal Disaster," Boston Globe, Oct. 5, 1989.
Dakin, Susanna and Joanne Doroshow, "A Case for California Justice," Los Angeles
Times, Sept. 30, 1989.
Lepkowski, Wil, "Bhopal Settlement Still On Hold," Chemical and Engineering News,
Sept. 18, 1989.
"Centre Misleading Gas Victims," Patriot, August 26, 1989.
"Dharna by Bhopal Gas Victims," The Statesman, August 26, 1989.
"SC Directive to Pay Bhopal Gas Victims," The Hindustan Times, August 26, 1989.
"Bhopal's Fighting Mothers," Patriot Magazine, August 20, 1989.
"Agitation Turns Violent 1000 Court Arrest," Danik Bhaslrar, August 10, 1989.
"Indians Protest in Bhopal," New York Times, August 10, 1989.
Fuller, Thomas, "Bhopal Plan Slashed," Times of India, August 5, 1989.
Smith,III, J. Andy, "Justice for the Victims of Bhopal," The Egg, A Journal of
Eco-justice, Summer 1989.
"Cuts in State Plan for Bhopal Victims," Times of India, July 31, 1989.
"All Cases Shifted to SC," Times of India, July 22, 1989.
"No Income Tax on Victims' Money," Times of India, July 18, 1989.
Lepkowski, Wil, "Bhopal Litigation: Indian Court To Review Settlement," Chemical
and Engineering_News, July 10, 1989.
"Gas Victims Reach City on Foot," The Patriot, July 6, 1989.
Belli, Melvin, M. "Tragic Settlement," Times of India, July 3, 2.989.
Dembo, David, "Bhopal Settlement or Sellout?," Global Pesticide Monitor, Vol. I.
Summer 1989.
"Why Are You Letting Union Carbide Get Away With Murder?," Danik Bhaskar, June
27, 1989.
“Gas-Hit Women Demonstrate," Free Press Journal, June 25, 1989.
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Adler, Stephen, "New Litigation Is Imperiling Bhopal Disaster Settlement," Wall
Street Journal, June 22, 1989.
Dockster, Amy, "Pleas by Lawyers of Bhopal Victims Rebuffed by Judge," Wall
Street Journal, June 16, 1989.
Baxi, Upendra, "Brickbats
India, June 9, 1989.
and
Bouquets
for Chief Justice R.S. Pathak,"
News
"Bhopal Disaster: Sit-In Against SC Judgement," The Statesman, June 6, 1989.
"UCC Settlement Based on Facts: SC," Indian Express, June 5, 1989.
"Gas Act Not 'Clear' On Compromise Procedure," Hindustan Times, June 3, 1989.
"UCC Compensation Inadequate: UK MP," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, June 1, 1989.
"Union Carbide Still Unsettled," Greenpeace, May/June 1989.
Mackerron, Conrad B., "Bhopal Deal Challenged," Chemical Week, May 24, 1989.
"State Govt. Accused of Ignoring SC Order," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, June 24,
1989.
Wishart, Ronald S., "Carbide's Crisis," Letter to the Editor, New York Times, May
21, 1989.
"Relief a Dream for Gas Victims," Times of India, May 19, 1989.
Balu, A. "Move to Reopen Carbide Case in U.S.," Indian Express, May 18, 1989.
Dutt, Ela, "Pact May Not be Revoked: Carbide," The Hindustan Times, May 18, 1989.
"Bhopal Victims Seek Criminal Proceedings Against UCC," Patriot, May 18, 1989.
"Compensation Inadequate, Say Gas Victims," Indian Express, May 18, 1989.
"Criminal Proceedings Against UCC Urged," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, May 18, 1989.
"Gas Victims Decry Carbide Settlement," The Statesman, May 18, 1989.
Iyer, V.R. Krishna, "Bhopal Gas Tragedy," The Hindu, May 5, 1989.
Dias, Clarence J., "Fighting for Justice - For Bhopal Victims, the Tragedy is Not
Over," India Currents, May 1989.
Khare, R.S. "The Bhopal Puzzle: A Failure of Modern Technology, Law and values,"
international Social Sciences Journal, May 1989.
"Carbide Pact Subversive of Law," The Hindustan Times, April 28, 1989.
Petty, John Ira, "Carbide Closes Books on Bhopal," The Houston Post, April 27,
1989.
"Argument of Delay in Court Rebutted," Indian Express, April 21, 1989.
"CITU, AITU Oppose Gas Settlement," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, April 19, 1989.
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"Seizure of UCC Assets in Bhopal Threatened," Times of India, April 17, 1989.
Lepkowski, Wil, "Bhopal Settlement
Engineering News, April 10, 1989.
Disbursement
Lewis, Premila, Radha Kumar, and Smitu
Illustrated Weekly of India, April 9, 1989.
Kothari,
Held
"A
Up,"
Cry
of
Chemical
and
Anguish,"
The
Surendra, Lawrence, "Bhopal Settlement, A Blot on Our Conscience," Deccan Herald,
April 1, 1989.
Dias, Clarence J. "Bhopal Betrayed," India Worldwide, April 1989.
Trotter, Clayton R. and Susan G. Day and Amy E. Love, "Bhopal, India and
Union Carbide: The Second Tragedy," Business Ethics, Spring 1984.
"Bhopal," Plenty Bulletin, Spring 1989.
Singh, N.K. "Bhopal Gas Victims: A Long Haul Ahead," India Today, Match 31, 1989.
Heylin,
Michael, "The Bhopal Settlement," Editorial, Chemical and
Enaineerinq_News, March 20, 1989.
Mariman, F.S., "Tragic Insinuation," Times of India, March 19, 1989.
Wagh, R.D., "Judicial Apartheid," Times of India, March 18, 1989.
Fernandes, Allwyer, "Nominal Damages for Victim," Times of India, March 15, 1989.
Singh, Raminder, "A Long Haul Ahead," India Today, March 15, 1989.
Tarkunde, V.M., "Bhopal Critics Miss Two Main Points," Times of India, March 15,
1989.
Balani, Anil, "Wise Judges," Times of India, March 14, 1989.
Fernandes, Allwyn, "Country's Laws Are Out of Date," Times of India, March 14,
1989.
Fineman, Mark, "Bhopal Death Won't Leave City," Los Angeles Times, March 13,
1989.
"Agitation Till Justice at Bhopal," The Statesman, March 13, 1989.
"Opposition Walks Out Over Bhopal Settlement," Times of India, March 12, 1989.
Dhavan, Rajeev, "Was the Government Lying Then?,"News India, March 10, 1989.
"Bhopal Marchers Arrested," New York Times, March 10,
1989.
"Bhopal Victims Protest," The Statesman, March 10, 1989.
"Bhopal Act Hearing Begins," Times of India, March 9, 1989.
"Hearing on Gas Tragedy Act Begins," The Statesman, March 9, 1989.
Rustamji, K.F., "Coming to Terms With Bhopal," March 8, 1989.
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Sardasai, Rajdeep, "Principles vs. Pragmatism," Times of India, March 8, 1989.
Baxi, Upendra, "Bhopal Victim" [Letters], Times of India, March 4, 1989.
Baxi, Upendra, "Judge Washes Hands in Bhopal Case," Times of India, March 4,
1989.
Mitra, Nirmal, "New Delhi Sells Out: The Government's Settlement Over the Bhopal
Gas Disaster Satisfies Hardly Anyone Save the Company," Sunday, March 4, 1989.
Sirochi, Sama, "The View From America: How the Settlement is Perceived by Civil
Rights Activists in the U.S.A.," Sunday, March 4, 1989.
Srinivasan, S., "Compensation Will Take Several Months To Come," The Telegraph,
March 4, 1989.
"A New Bhopal Bench," Times of India, March 4, 1989.
"Crowd Storms UCC Office," Times of India, March 4, 1989.
"Indian Anger Over Bhopal," New York Times, March 4, 1989.
"Supreme Court Judge Quits Bhopal Case Bench," The Telegraph, March 4, 1989.
"Opposition Walkout Over PM's Remarks and Bhopal Settlement, "News India, March
3, 1989.
"Supreme Court Admits Debate on Bhopal Verdict," News India, March 3, 1989.
"Remembering Gas Victims Once Again," Patriot, March 3, 1989.
"57,000 Claimants for Compensation," News India, March 3, 1989.
Ali, Salamat, "Settling for Less," Far Eastern Economics Review, March 2, 1989.
"Three Petitions Filed on Carbide Issue," Times of India, March 2, 1989.
SETTLEMENT FEBRUARY 1989 To MARCH 1989
Gaotam, Siddhartha, "Union Carbide Settlement Adds Insult to Injury," Guardian,
March 1, 1989.
Kumar, Radha, "Shame of Bhopal II - Money Cannot Buy Justice," The Statesman,
March 1, 1989.
Sharma, Ravi, "Bhopal Settlement - Averaging Under U.S. $600 Per Person,"
Ecoforum, Vol. 13, No.6 March 1989.
"On the Bhopal Gas Disaster," Indian Progressive Study Group at Columbia
University, March 1989.
"Bhopal: Settlement or Sellout," The Lawyers Collective, March 1989.
Sahay, S. "The Bhopal Case: Justified Criticism of the Court," The Telegraph
(Calcutta), Feb. 28, 1989.
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"Copies of Ruling in Bhopal Case Burnt," Indian Post, Feb. 28, 1989.
"George Blasts Carbide Accord," Times of India, Feb. 28, 1989.
"Shame of Bhopal I - Justice Not Seen To Be Done," The Statesman, Feb. 28, 1989.
"Unsettled in Bhopal," Times of India, Feb. 28, 1989.
"Dhavan, Rajeev, The Judges-Must Explain," Indian Post, Feb. 27, 1989.
Root, V.N., "Bhopal Victims Planned Appeal in US Unlikely to Succeed," Indian
Express, Feb. 27, 1989.
Sarin, Ashwini, "A Drab Affair," Indian Express, Feb. 27, 1989.
"Fernandes Lambastes Carbide Verdict," Times of India, Feb. 27, 1989.
"What A Life is Worth When One is Lost," U.S. News and World Report, Feb. 27,
1989.
Mitra, Nirmal, "New Delhi Sells Out," Sunday, Feb. 26 - March 4, 1989.
Sirohi, Seema, "The View From America," Sunday, Feb. 26 - March 4, 1989.
"Furor Over Selling of Lives Cheap," The Hindu, Feb. 26, 1989.
"Bhopal Act Questioned," Times of India, Feb. 25, 1989.
Hazarika, Sanjoy, "Court Awards $470 Million To Bhopal Gas-Leak Victims," India
Abroad, Feb. 24, 1989.
Majupuria, Sanjeev, "Mixed Reaction to Ruling," India Abroad, Feb. 24, 1989.
Root, Vidya Nayak, "Bhopal Award is Anticlimax To A Bitter Four Year Struggle,"
India Abroad, Feb. 24, 1989.
"UCC Case Settled," News India, Feb. 24, 1989.
Everest, Larry, "Union Carbide's Bhopal Settlement Is A Disaster in Itself"" Los
Angeles Times, Feb. 23, 1989.
Tarkunde, V.M., "Carbide Settlement Merits Welcome," Times of India, Feb. 23,
1989.
Tefft, Shelia, "After the Bhopal Settlement - Can India Woo Foreign Business?,"
Christian Science Monitor, Feb. 23, 1989.
"Lawyers Blast Carbide Ruling," Times of India, Feb. 23, 1989.
"MPs Assail Bhopal Verdict," Times of India, Feb. 23, 1989.
Spaeth, Anthony, "Court Settlement Stuns Bhopal Survivors," Wall Street Journal,
Feb. 22, 1989.
"Bhopal's Legacy," Christian Science Monitor, Feb.22, 1989.
"UCC Wriggling Out of India," Times of India, Feb. 22, 1989.
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Lepkowski, Wil, "Bhopal Settlement: Carbide to Pay India $470 Million," Chemical
and Engineering News, Feb. 20, 1989.
"Bhopal Settlement: Carbide to Pay India 470 Million," Chemical and Engineering
News, Feb. 20, 1989.
"Clear Victory for Carbide," Economic Times (Bangalore), Feb. 20, 1989.
Baxi, Upendra, " The Second Bhopal Catastrophe," Indian Express, Feb. 19, 1989.
Gladwell, Malcom, "The Costly Outcome of Bhopal," The Washington Post, Feb. 19,
1989.
Singh, Manjeet, "Blowing in the Bhopal Wind," The Sunday Observer, Feb. 19, 1989.
"Banks Vying for UCC Deposit," Times of India, Feb. 19, 1989.
"Centre Must Pay for Shortfall in Cash," Times of India, Feb. 19, 1989.
"U.S. Lawyers Want Their Pound of Flesh," Times of India, Feb. 19, 1989.
Naidu, Chandrakant, "Mode of Disbursement of Relief Awaited," Indian Express,
Feb. 18, 1989.
"The Ghosts of Bhopal: Union Carbide's Settlement Reveals a Gap in International
Law," The Economist, Feb. 18, 1989.
"RBI Consulted on Carbide's Deposit," Times of India, Feb. 18, 1989.
“MP Govt's Dilemma over Carbide Compensation," Times of India, Feb.18, 1989.
"The Ghosts of Bhopal," The Economist, Feb. 18, 1989.
"Anderson Declared Absconder," News India, Feb. 17, 1989.
"Bhopal Highlights Need For Legal Changes," Times of India, Feb. 17, 1989.
"Condemn This Act of Treachery," Indian Progressive Study Group at Columbia
Univgrsity, Feb. 17, 1989.
"UCC Case to be Heard in Hindi," News India, Feb. 17, 1989.
Baxi, Upendra, "The Bhopal Award: Another Calamity for Gas Victims," Times of
India, Feb. 16, 1989,
"A Judicial Let Down," Times of India, Feb. 16, 1989.
"A Victory for Carbide," The Economic Times (Bangalore), Feb. 16, 1989.
"Cry Victory--and Run," Indian Express, Feb. 16, 1989.
"Measly Amount, Say Experts at CPM," Times of India, Feb. 16, 1989.
"Surely Not In Measure!" The Hindu, Feb. 16, 1989.
"Union Carbide Let Off Lightly," Times of India, Feb. 16, 1989.
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"Taken for a Ride?,” The Statesman, Feb. 16, 1989.
"Verdict to Cost UCC 50 Cents per Share," The Economic Times (Bangalore), Feb.
16, 1989.
Campbell, Joseph, "Carbide Will Pay India 470 Million: For Victims, the Ordeal
Still Goes On," The Hartford Courant, Feb. 15, 1989.
Eichenwald, Kurt, "Lead Lawyer for Carbide Relieved by End of Case," New York
Times, Feb. 15, 1989.
Koenig, Richard, Beatrice E. Garcia and Anthony Spaeth, "Union Carbide, India
Reach 470 Million Settlement in '84 Bhopal-Gas Leak That Killed More Than 2,500,"
Wall Street Journal, Feb. 15, 1989.
Hazarika, Sanjoy, "Bhopal Payments By Union Carbide Set at 470 Million," New York
Times, Feb. 15, 1989.
Labaton, Stephen, "Bhopal Outcome: Trial Is Avoided," New York Times, Feb. 15,
1989.
Rasie, Lawrence, "Union Carbide Stock Rises; Analysts Say Company Can Now Look
Ahead," The Hartford Courant, Feb. 15, 1989.
Richter, Paul, "$470 Million Settlement for Bhopal OKd," Los Angeles Times, Feb.
15, 1989.
Richter, Paul, "Settlement Leaves Bhopal Mystery Unresolved," Los Angeles Times,
Feb. 15, 1989.
Spaeth, Anthony, "Carbide to Pay $470 Million to Bhopal Victims," The Asian Wall
Stgeet Journal, Feb. 15, 1989.
Spivack, Miranda, "Carbide Will Pay India 470 Million: Settlement Caps Bhopal
Court Fight," The Hartford Courant, Feb. 15, 1989.
Tefft, Sheila and Siddhartha Dube, "Bhopal Disaster Settled," Washington Post,
Feb. 15, 1989.
"Bhopal Gas Tragedy Claims Settled: SC Orders UCC to Pay 470 Million," The
Economic Times (Bangalore), Feb. 15, 1989.
"Bouquets and Brickbats," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, Feb. 15, 1989.
"Carbide to Pay $470 Million to Bhopal Victims, " Asian Wall Street Journal, Feb.
15, 1989.
"India, U.S. Firm Reach Accord on Bhopal Disaster," Christian Science Monitor,
Feb. 15, 1989.
"Mixed Reactions to Compensation," Times of India, Feb. 15, 1989.
"Reasonable Settlement," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, Feb. 15, 1989.
"SC Orders UCC to Pay Rs. 705cr Compensation," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, Feb. 15,
1989.
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"Union Carbide Agrees to Settle All Bhopal Litigation for 470 Million in Pact
with Indian Supreme Court," Wall Street Journal, Feb. 15, 1989.
Sharma, Anil, "UCC Hardly Hit by Disaster," Times of India, Feb. 14, 1989.
"Bhopal Drama," Times of India, Feb. 14, 1989.
COURT DOCUMENTS
STATEMENT OF CASE, 1989. A petition under Article 32 of the Constitution
of India arising out of the settlement/order of the Court dated Feb. 14,
1989 and Feb. 15, 1989. [Seeks to overturn order and revert to situation
that existed prior to Feb. 14, 1989.)
WRIT PETITION NO. 281, 1989. In the Supreme Court of India, March 1989.
[Challenges the order for settlement. The petitioner, Rajkumer Keswani, victim of
the leak, published several articles in reputed journals that warned of a Bhopal
disaster between 1982 and 1984.]
WRIT PETITION NO. 268, 1989. Charan Lal Sahu, Rakesh Shrouti, Kajkumar Xeswani,
Nasrin Si and Others vs. union of India.
MEMORANDUM OF LAW AND AFFIRMATION, Feb. 15, 1989. [Submissions before John F.
Keenan by two members of the Executive Committee (a committee set up by Keenan
when the case was in New York) requesting payment for their services and
oversight of the settlement.]
ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA, Feb. 15, 1989. In the Supreme Court of
India, 1989. [Outlines the payments to be made by Union Carbide and specifies
that all the charges against union Carbide be dropped.]
ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA, Feb. 14, 1989. [Orders Union Carbide to pay
470 million U.S. dollars to the Union of India on or before March 31, 1989. Voids
all criminal proceedings, concludes all settlements.]
Review Petition No. 229, 1989. Union of India vs. Union Carbide. Additional
submission in support of Review Petition.
Counter Affidavit on Behalf of Union of India to Review Petition, March 23, 1990.
Supplementary Affidavit on Behalf of the Review Petitioners, June 3, 1990.
WRIT PETITION, Feb. 15, 1989. In the Supreme Court of India. [Association for
Socio Legal Literacy through its Nominated Secretary Indeevar Goodwill vs. Union
of India and another. Petitioner challenges the order for settlement.]
VICTIM TOUR
No More Bhopals - The Survivors Speak Out: Bhopal Survivors Visit the UK
Information for Solidarity Between Communities at Risk, May - June 1989.
"Gas-Hit Stage Demonstration," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, June 27, 1989.
"Gas Victims Seek Justice From ICJ," Indian Express, June 27, 1989.
"Bhopal Victims Fly In," Sunday Press, June 21, 1989.
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"Open Letter to ICJ on Gas Compensation," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, June 19,
1989.
Sirohi, Seema, "Bhopal Gas Victims Take Campaign to U.S.," The Telegraph, June
18, 1989.
"Gas-Hit Campaign Against Carbide," The Hindustan Times, June 14, 1989.
"Gathering Support in U.S. for Bhopal Victims," The Hindu, June 14, 1989.
"Many 'Silent Bhopals' All Over World," Times of India, June 14, 1989.
"Safety Rules' Being Violated in U.S.: Gas Victims," Indian Express, June 14,
1989.
"Struggle for Justice Continues," The Statesman, June 14, 1989.
"Gas Victims Plea to Stop Exploitation," Indian Express, June 7, 1989.
"Gas Victims Rally to Protest Government Apathy," Times of India, June 7, 1989.
"Gas Victims stage Dharma," Hindustan Times, June 7, 1989.
"Demonstration by Gas Hit At Delhi," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, June 7, 1989.
Sharma, P. "Bhopal Gas Victims Start Campaign in UK," The Hindustan Times, June
2, 1989.
Clark, Henry, "Bhopal Victims: Solidarity in Richmond," Global Pesticide Monitor,
Vol. I, Summer 1989.
Dos, Arvind N., "Gas Victims' Letter to World Court," The Times of India, May 31,
1989.
No More Bhopals - Interim Report and Press Clippings UK Visit, May 30 -June 12,
1989.
de Rijk, Mirjam, "Bhopal Kerkrade: Ontkennen en Niets Doen, 11 TROUN, May 26,
1989.
"Over Leven in Bhopal, Delegatie Van Slachtoffers Bezoekt Nederland," Aktiegroep
'Nooit Meer Bhopal," May 24-30, 1989.
Hogan, Dick, "Merrell Dow Rejects Bhopal Comparison," Irish Times, May 23, 1989.
Duggon, Joe, "Toxic Dangers Stressed," Cork Examiner, May 22, 1989.
"Bhopal Gas to be Used in Cork Plant," Irish Times, May 22, 1989.
Corwin, Anne, "Bhopal In Atlanta," Creative Loafing, May 20, 1989.
"Bhopal Victims Protest Warn of N.J. Leaks," The Trenton Times, May 20, 1989.
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"Bhopal Survivors and Toxics Coalition Want Help," N.J. Right to Know and Act
Coalition, May 19, 1984.
Dutt, Ela, "Cool U.S. Reception to Bhopal Victims," The Hindustan Times, May 17,
1989.
Bickel, Cheryl, "Bhopal Survivors Spread
Evansville Press Metro, May 13, 1989.
the
Word
About
Deadly
Gas,"
The
Garber, Anna, "Suffering Not Yet Over, Say Bhopal Survivors," Knoxville Journal,
May 12, 1989.
Sundaram, Viji, "Carbide Offers Bailout to Jailed Bhopal Protestors," India West,
May 12, 1989.
Jones, Kim, "Bhopal Disaster Still Casts Pall," The Evening Telegram, May 8,
1989.
Culbreth, John, "Bhopal Survivors Urge Unity to Stop Chemical Giants Like
GSX," The Robesonian, May 7, 1989.
Brown, Ann Cornelius, " '84 Bhopal Disaster Killed 5 Siblings, Both His
Parents," Durham Mornina Herald, May 5, 1989.
Hinmon, Derrick, "Never Forget Bhopal, Group Urges," The Atlanta Journal
and Constitution, May 4, 1989.
Jacobus, Patricia, "Bhopal Victims Want Local Plant Shut," The Daily
Californian, May 4, 1989.
Campbell, James T., "Hotel Drops Charges Against 4 in Bhopal Protest Case,"
Houston Chronicle, May 2, 1989.
"Gas Victims Continue U.S. Tour," Indian Express, April 30, 1989.
Felde, Marie, "Bhopal Survivors Urge Closure of Toxic Plants,"
Richmond Tribune, April 29, 1989.
Khanna, Simar, "Refinery Neighbors Are Warned," West County Times, April
29, 1989.
Galvan, Victor, "Activists Blast Arrest of Survivors," The Galveston Daily
News, April 27, 1989.
Morris, Robert, "Bhopal Victims Protest - Carbide Stockholders Reject
Plea," The Galveston Daily News, April 27, 1989.
Galvan, Victor, "Indian Group: TC Potential Bhopal," The Galveston Daily
News, April 26, 1989.
Gillentine, Cathy, "Bhopal Survivors Raise Concerns," Texas City Sun, April
26, 1989.
McMahon, Bill, "Bhopal Victim Says Settlement by Union Carbide Not Enough,"
Morning Advocate, April 20, 1989.
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Lane, Ellen, "Bhopal Victim Assails
Westchester Newspapers, April 19, 1989.
Union
Carbide
Settlement,"
Gannett
“4 Bhopal Gas Victims to Visit U.S.," Indian Express, April 15, 1989.
PREVIOUS SETTLEMENT TALKS
"Bhopal Gas Suffering 'Underestimated'," The Times of India, Feb. 12, 1989.
"Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Damage Underplayed," The Hindu, Feb. 12, 1989.
"MIC Victims Still Suffering," Indian Express, Feb. 12, 1989.
"Statistics On Gas Victims Questioned," Patriot, Feb. 12, 1989.
Hazarika, Sanjoy, "Bhopal Victims Still Wait for Carbide Money," New York Times,
Jan. 30, 1989.
Thayil, Jeet, "Bhopal Still Choking On Air," MID-DAY, Jan. 23, 1989.
"Diminishing Compensation," India Today, Jan. 15, 1989.
"Govt to Oppose Carbide Settlement," The Telegraph, Jan. 13, 1989.
"Bhopal Settlement Stayed," Patriot, Jan. 4, 1989.
"Carbide Case: Plea to Keep Settlement Order in Abeyance," The Hindu, Jan. 4,
1989.
Najarian, Maral, "Bhopal Still Wages a War Against Death and Disappointment,"
Daily News, Dec. 22, 1988.
"Bhopal Litigation: Still Running Around in Circles," Business India, Dec. 12-25,
1988.
Chandrasekar, V.S., "No Settlement In Sight for Gas Victims Even After 4 Years,
Victims Live in Agony," News India, Dec. 9, 1988.
Dias, Clarence J., and Ward Morehouse, "Consumer vs. Corporation: A Battle That
Prolongs Victims Suffering," The Hartford Courant, Dec. 4, 1988.
"SC Reserves Order in Carbide Case," Indian Express, Nov. 16, 1988.
"Carbide Claims May Be Settled in Next Century," Indian Post, Nov. 29, 1988.
Hazarika, Sanjoy, "India's Top Court Urges Settlement On Bhopal Gas Leak," New
York Times, Nov. 2, 1988.
"Carbide in Pledge To India," New York Times, August 8, 1988.
Koenig, Richard, "Connecticut Ruling In Bhopal Case May Help Carbide," Wall
Street Journal, August 1, 1988.
"Bhopal Prosecution," Washington Post, July 17, 1988.
"Union Carbide Agrees To Pay $500 Million to Settle Gas Case," Chemical Marketing
Reporter, July 11, 1988.
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Lepkowski, Wil, "Bhopal Litigation: Carbide
Chemical and Engineering News, June 27, 1988.
Seeks
Solution
Lepkowski, Wil, "The Legacy of Bhopal," United Nations
Industry and Environment, July/August/September 1988.
Outside
Economic
India,"
Programme
"Ban on Union Carbide Reaching Settlements in U.S. Asked By India," Wall Street
Journal, June 20, 1988.
Hazarika, Sanjoy, "New Effort By Carbide on Bhopal," New York Times, June 20,
1988.
"Sue UCC for Higher Relief: Experts," Times of India, May 19, 1988.
"Court Order for Union Carbide in Bhopal," Washington Post, May 17, 1988.
Weintraub, Richard M. "Union Carbide Ordered to Pay $193 Million," Washington
Post, April 5, 1988.
"UCC Seeks Agreement With India," Chemical Marketing Reporter, April 4, 1988.
"Ruling Due On Bhopal Plea," New York Times, Feb. 22, 1988.
O'Keefe, Constance, "Justice
Tribune, Feb. 12, 1988.
Gone
Astray
for
Victims
of
Bhopal
Disaster,"
Bleiberg, Robert M. "Fresh Disaster At Bhopal," Barrons, Feb. 1, 1988.
"The Settlement Drama," India Today, Dec. 15, 1987.
"Gas Victims Oppose Govt Move," Indian Express, Dec. 4, 1987.
Spaeth, Anthony, "Bhopal Judge Grants Union Carbide, India More Time To Agree On
Payment," Wall Street Journal, Nov. 19, 1987.
"Bhopal Talks Fail," New York Daily News, Nov. 19, 1987.
"No Bhopal Settlement," Times of India, Nov. 19, 1987.
"Unjustified Haste," Business India, Nov. 16-29, 1987.
."Settlement or Sell-Out?," The Sunday Observer, Nov. 8, 1987.
Lueck, Thomas, "Carbide Settlement on Bhopal Is Seen," New York Times, Nov. 18,
1987.
Hazarika, SanJoy, "Carbide and India Strive for Bhopal Fund Accord," New York
Times, Nov, 18, 1987.
"Govt. Letting Carbide Off Easily," Times of India, Nov. 12, 1987.
Bidwai, Praful, "Justice For Bhopal Victims: Wrong Time To Settle With Carbide,"
Times of India, Nov. 11, 1987.
Lee, Elliot and Anthony Spaeth, "Bhopal Case Seems Near a Settlement; Carbide
Would Pay Up to $600 Million," Wall Street Journal, Nov. 2, 1987.
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Hazarika, Sanjoy, "Hopes High As Bhopal Talks Go On," New York Times, Oct. 31,
1987.
"Call Against Hasty UCC Settlement," Times of India, Oct. 28, 1987.
"SC Panel Minority Indicts Carbide," Times of India, Oct. 28, 1987.
Hazarika, Sanjoy, "India Urges Swift Bhopal Accord With Carbide," New York Times,
Oct. 28, 1987.
"Govt.-Carbide Patch-up Likely," Times of India, Sept. 15, 1987.
"Union Carbide, India Are Urged To Settle by Oct. 30," Wall Street Journal, Sept.
15, 1987.
Bleiberg, Robert M., "Thought for Labor Day - In the Bhopal Disaster, There's
Plenty of Blame to Go Round," Barrons, Sept. 7, 1987.
"Carbide Moves Been In India," New York Times, Sept. 1, 1987.
"Without Conscience," Indian Express, August 22, 1987.
Balashankar, R., "Caught In A Legal Bind," The Week, July 8, 1987.
Westlake, Melvyn, "Trouble in the Third World's Environment," World Press Review,
July 1987.
"Carbide Blames India for Lack of Settlement," Times of India, April 4, 1987.
Bidwai, Praful, "Bhopal," World Press Review, March 1987.
Dauer, Edward A., "Break the Logjam on Bhopal Relief India-Union
Settlement Could Help the Victims Now," Los Angeles Times, Dec. 19, 1986.
Carbide
Spivak, Miranda and W. Joseph Campbell, "Anderson says Gandhi Key to Bhopal
Claims," Hartford Courant, Dec. 4, 1986.
"Bhopal Litigation: Carbide, India Move Further Apart," Chemical and Engineering
News, Dec. 1, 1986.
Meier, Barry and Miller, Matt, "India Plans to Seek at Least $3 Billion from
Union Carbide for Bhopal Claims, " Wall Street Journal, Nov. 24, 1986.
"Centre Claims $3b. In Carbide Case," Times of India, Nov. 23, 1986.
HazarikA, Sanjoy, "India Names Figure in Suit on Bhopal: New Delhi Tells Court It
Will Seek at Least $3 Billion," New York Times, Nov. 23, 1986.
"Efforts Toward Bhopal Settlement Pick Up Steam," Chemical and Engineering News,
Sept. 15, 1986.
Meier, Barry, "Carbide Seems to Scuttle Proposed Pact in Bhopal Case Due to
India's Rejection," Wall Street Journal, April 24, 1986.
Glaberson, Harris, Houston and Dwyer, "How a Deal on Bhopal Eluded Carbide,"
Business Week, April 7, 1986.
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Weisman, S., "India Rejects Accord in Bhopal Case," New York Times, March 25,
1986.
Subramaniam, Arun and Javed Gaya, "Bhopal: Settlement Or Litigation?," Business
India, Feb. 24-March 9, 1986.
Gibson, David W., "How the Indians View Carbide," Chemical Week, December 18,
1985.
"Environment After Bhopal," World Press Review, Feb. 1985.
"The World Looks At Bhopal," World Press Review, Jan. 1985.
INTERIM RELIEF
"Interim Relief To Gas-Hit Sparks Row," Times of India, December 3, 1990.
"$600m Required for Victims Health Care," Patriot, November 21, 1990.
"A New Township For Bhopal Disaster Victims," New York Times, September 12, 1990.
"Centre May Not Fund Bhopal," Times of India, July 22, 1990.
"Payouts in Bhopal Are Going Slow," New York Times, July 23, 1990.
"Rs
163-cr. Relief for Bhopal victims,” Times of India, January 25, 1990.
Gautam, Siddhartha, "Bhopal Victims Demand Justice," The Guardian, Dec. 21, 1988.
Singh, N.K. and David Devadas, "Bhopal Tragedy: Wages of Bungling," India Today,
Dec. 15, 1988.
Dias, Clarence and Ward Morehouse, "No Relief Yet in Bhopal: Compensate Victims
While Waiting for Justice," Los Angeles Times, Dec. 3, 1988.
"Bhopal Survivors Losing the Waiting Game," Atlanta Constitution, Dec. 3, 1988.
Everest, Larry, "Thousands Dead, More Will Die, While Union Carbide Stalls," The
Seattle Times, Dec. 2, 1988.
"Victimizing the Bhopal Gas Victims," The Statesman, Nov. 16, 1988.
Singh, S. Nihal, "Bhopal Victims Suffer As Parasites Prosper," Times of India,
Sept. 27, 1988.
Weisman, Steven, "New Court Setback for Carbide in Bhopal Case," New York Times,
July 1, 1988.
Feder, Barnaby, "Payout Cut, Issue Set By Carbide," New York Times, May 19,
1988.
Singh, N.K., "Another Round Won: High Courts Award Interim Damages of Rs250
Crore," India Today, April 30, 1988.
"Indian Court Rules Carbide Must Pay," Chemical Marketing Reporter, April 11,
1988.
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Lepkowski, Will "Carbide Payment
Engineering News, April 11, 1988.
For
Bhopal
Relief
Upheld,"
Chemical
and
"Broadening Bhopal's Cost," Asian Wall Street Journal, April 6, 1988.
Weisman, Steven, "India Judge Tells Carbide To Pay Relief," New York Times, April
5, 1988.
"Indian Court Upholds But
Journal, April 5, 1988.
Trims
Payment Order Against Carbide,"
Wall Street
"Carbide Ordered to Pay Relief," Times of India, April 4, 1988.
Lepkowski, Will "Ruling Due on
Engineering News, March 14, 1988.
Bhopal
Interim
Compensation,"
Chemical
and
"Carbide Appeals Bhopal Order," Chemical and Engineering News, Jan. 25, 1988.
"UCC Plea Against Relief Ruling," Times of India, Jan. 19, 1988.
Singh, N.K., "Relief of Rs 350 Crore," India Today, Jan. 15, 1988.
"Welcome Relief," Business India, Dec. 28-Jan. 10, 1988.
"Union Carbide Opposes Interim $ For Bhopal," National Underwriter, Dec. 28,
1987.
"Interim Relief Ordered For Bhopal Gas Victims," News India, Dec. 25, 1987.
"Carbide Ordered To Pay In Bhopal, But It Resists," Chemical Marketing Reporter,
Dec. 21,1987.
"Justice At Last," Times of India, Dec. 19, 1987.
"Bhopal Judge Tells Carbide To Pay Up," Oman Daily Observer, Dec. 19, 1987.
"Welcome Relief," Indian Post, Dec. 19, 1987.
Punwani, Jyoti, "Verdict On Bhopal Tragedy 'Bad in Law'," Indian Post, Dec. 19,
1987.
"Bhopal Gas Victims Win RS 350-Crore IR," Times of India, Dec. 18, 1987.
"Bhopal Judge Orders Union Carbide To Pay $270 Million In Interim Relief," Wall
Street Journal, Dec. 18, 1987.
Hazarika, Sanjoy, "$270 Million Interim Aid Ordered In Bhopal Case," New York
Times, Dec. 18, 1987.
Weintraub, Richard, "Union Carbide Told To Pay Gas Victims," Washington Post,
Dec. 18, 1987.
"Memo Seeks Interim Aid to Gas-Hit," Times of India, Dec. 16, 1987.
"Bhopal Victims Claim 1000cr Interim Relief," The Hindustan Times, Dec. 15, 1987.
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"Carbide Opposes Interim Relief Plan," The Hindustan Times, Dec. 8, 1987.
DESCRIPTIONS OF DISASTER
"Toxic Water Found Around UCC Plant," Times of India, May 16, 1990.
"Clearer Picture of Damage At Last," Economic and Political Weekly, Dec. 2, 1989.
"One Bhopal Gas Victim Dies Every Day," Indian Express, August 26, 1989.
Mehrotra, Suresh, "MIC Death Tolls Over 3,525," Indian Express, July 25, 1989.
The Hazards Bulletin and Bhopal Newsletter, November 1987-February 1988.
"Bhopal Death, Toll Put at 2,998,” Washington Post, April 29, 1988.
Dunphy, Joseph, "British TV Revisits Bhopal," Chemical Week, July 27, 1988.
"Gas Leak Episode at Bhopal," Air Pollution Control Board.
"Union Carbide and the Investigation of Bhopal," Multinational Monitor, April
1987.
Lepkowski, W., "Bhopal: Indian City Begins to Heal But Conflicts Remain,"
Chemical and Engineering News, Dec. 2, 1986.
Wi1kins, L., "Media Coverage of Quick Onset Hazards: Toward a Definition
of Memorable News. The Bhopal Example," Report sponsored by National Science
Foundation, Dec., 1986.
"A C&EN Special Issue: Bhopal, the Continuing Story," Chemical and Engineering
News, Feb. 11, 1986 [Entire issue].
Reinhold, R., "Disaster in Bhopal: Where Does the Blame Lie," New York Times,
Jan. 31, 1985.
"The Disaster in Bhopal: Workers Recall Horror and Panic," New York Times, Jan.
30, 1986.
Bidwai, Praful, "Story of an Unended Disaster," Times of India, Dec. 3, 1985.
Agarwal, Anil, "The Cloud Over Bhopal," New Scientist, Nov. 28, 1985.
Verma, Santosh, "The Damned: Photoessay of Bhopal's Children," The
Illustrated Weekly of India, Sept. 1, 1985.
Bhargava, "The Bhopal Tragedy: A Middle Word," Economic and Political Weekly,
June 1, 1985.
"The Cover Up: Why Union Carbide Should Be Thrown Out of India," Sunday, April
7-13, 1985.
"Bhopal Methyl Isocyanate
Corporation, March, 1985.
Incident
Investigation
Team
Report,"
Union
Carbide
Subramaniam and B. Bhushan, "Bhopal: What Really Happened?," Business India,
Feb.25-March 10, 1985.
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"The Disaster in Bhopal: Lessons for the Future," New York Times, Jan. 31,
1985.
Diamond, Stuart, "The Bhopal Disaster, How It Happened," New York Times, Jan.
28, 1985.
Luders, Richard Pan, Business Day, Abyess Press, N.J. 1985.
Subramaniam, Arun, "The Catastrophe at Bhopal," Business India, Dec. 17-30,
1984.
Time Magazine, Dec. 17, 1984 [Cover and several articles]
"Poison Gas Leak at Union Carbide Plant in India Kills Hundreds, Injures
10,000," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 4, 1984.
Visvanathan, Shiv and Rajni Kothari, "Bhopal: The Imagination of Disaster,"
Books and Reports
The Bhopal Disaster Effect of MIC Gas on Crops, Animals, and Fish, The Indian
Council of Agricultural Research.
Madhya Pradesh Vigyan Sabha, The Genocide and Its Aftermath. Bhopal:
MPVS, Dec. 2, 1985.
Delhi Committee on Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Repression and Apathy in
Bhopal. Delhi: Ashok Printing Press, August, 1985.
Delhi Science Forum Report, Bhopal Gas Tragedy. New Delhi: Society for Delhi
Science Forum.
Bhopal: A People's View of Death, Their Right to Know and Live. Bhopal: EKLAVIA.
de Grazia, Alfred, A Cloud Over Bhopal. Bombay: Kalos Foundation, 1985.
"The Trade Union Report on Bhopal," International Confederation of Free Trade
Unions and the International Federation of Chemical Energy and General Workers'
Unions, July, 1985.
"The Role of Management Practices in the Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster, Union Research
Group, June, 1985.
MEDICAL CONCERNS
"Over 2 Lakh Bhopal Gas Victims 'Left In Lurch," Indian Express, December 30,
1990.
"Medical Checks Favoured Carbide: Bhopal Victims," Free Press Journal, December
28, 1990.
"How Killer MIC Lives on in Bhopal," The Economic Times, November 25, 1990.
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Narayan, Thelma," Health Impact of Bhopal Disaster: An
Perspective," Economic And Political Weekly, August 18-25, 1990
Epidemiological
"US Animal Studies Duplicate MIC Lethal Effects," The Telegraph, July 21, 1990.
Mehta, Sunder J. "Full Effects of Toxic Gas Still a Puzzle," San Diego Tribune,
Jan. 17, 1990.
"Carbide Plant Spews More Than MIC," Times of India, January 25,1990.
"Bhopal Gas Victims in Trauma: Experts, Patriot, Dec. 12, 1989.
Gaffar, Dr. Sheikh
December 6, 1989.
A.,
"The
Rising
Toll
of
the
Chemicals,”
Indian
Express,
"Bhopal's Doctors Given High Praise," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, Dec. 3, 1989.
Personal Interview by Ward Morehouse, Michael Anderson and Barbara Dinham with S.
Sathyan, Commissioner of Gas Relief, Department of Relief and Rehabilitation,
Bhopal, November 28, 1989.
The Department of Relief and Rehabilitation
Provided for Gas Victims," November 1989.
Bhopal
Gas
Tragedy,
"Programs
Singh, Raminder, "Gas Victims the Horror Continues," India Today, March 15, 1989.
Fineman, mark, "New Generation Hit - Bhopal Death Won't Leave City," Los Angeles
Times, March 13, 1989.
Srinivasan, S., "Bhopal Victims Continue to Die in Hospitals," The Telegraph,
March 5, 1989.
Andersson, N. , M. Kerr Muir, V. Mehra, A.G. Salmon, "Exposure and Response to
Methyl.Isocyanate: Results of a Community Based Survey in Bhopal," British
Journal of Industrial Medicine, 1988, 45: 469-75.
Anderson, Diana, Shobh.a Coyle, B.J. Phillips, A. Tee, et. al., "Effects of Methyl
Isocyanate on Rat Muscle Cells in Culture," British Journal of Industrial
Medicine, 1988, 45: 269-74.
Lepkowski, Wil, "Methyl Isocyanate: Studies Point to Systemic Effects," Chemical
and Engineering News, June 13, 1988.
Personal Injury Evaluation of Yashrab Parveen of Bhopal Gas Leak Tragedy, May 28,
1988.
Sadgopal, Dr. Anil and Dr. Sujit K. Das, "Interim Report in Sodium Thiosulphate
Therapy of the Bhopal Gas Victims," May 1988.
U.S. EPA Health Assessment Document for Methyl Isocyanate - Draft, April
1988.
"Bhopal Tragedy: 200 New Victims Are Facing Death Every Month," News India,
Dec. 11, 1987.
"Bhopal Mourns MIC Dead," The Hindustan Times, Dec. 4, 1987.
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"Bhopal Mourns Gas Victims," Indian Express, Dec. 4, 1987.
"Bhopal's Festering Sores," Indian Express, Dec. 4, 1987.
"Gas-Hit Indifferent To Anniversary," Times of India, Dec. 4, 1987.
"Bhopal Disaster: India Publishes Medical Data," Chemical and Engineering
News, Nov. 30, 1987.
"Toxins Present in Gas Victims' Bodies," Times of India, Oct. 28, 1987.
Sadgopal, Dr. Anil and Dr. Sujit K. Das, extracts from report on A
Preliminary Report of Concern Regarding Persistence of Toxins in the Bodies
of Bhopal Gas Victims submitted to the Supreme Court of India on Oct. 26,
1987.
"New Light on Bhopal Morbidity," The Hindustan Times, Oct. 31, 1987.
"Gas Victims Still Carry Toxins," The Hindustan Times, Oct. 28, 1987.
"Bhopal Survivors Carry Toxins," The Statesman, Oct. 28, 1987.
"Toxicity of Methyl Isocyanate," Environmental Science Technology, Vol. 12,
no.2, 1987.
"No Succor in Sight," Indian Express, July 1, 1987.
Miller, Matt, "Two Years After Bhopal's Gas Disaster, Lingering Effects
Still Plague Its People," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 5, 1986.
Campbell, W. Joseph, "Bhopal Disaster Casts Pall of Misery, Medical
Uncertainty," Hartford Courant, Nov. 30, 1986.
"ICMR
1986.
Concerned about Gas Victims Losing Sight," Times of India, Sept. 27,
"Lung Damage to Gas Victims Long-Term," Times of India, Sept. 6, 1986.
Jain, Dr. S.K. and Dr. S.K. Dave, "Working Manual – I on The Health
Problems of the Bhopal Gas Victims Assessment and Management, Indian
Council of Medical Research - New Delhi, April 1986.
"Methyl Isocyanate Tests: New Evidence of Lasting Lung Damage," Chemical and
Engineering News, March 3, 1986.
"Among Seriously Affected Mutagenesis Changes Not Ruled Out," Madhya Pradesh
Chronicle, Feb. 22, 1986.
"Science: Rats Provide Model for Bhopal Poisoning," New Scientist, Jan. 30, 1986.
Bidwai, Praful, "Health Damage Severe, Persistent," Times of India, Dec. 4, 1985.
Campbell, Joseph W., "Survivors Face Life of Poor Health," Hartford Courant, Dec.
4, 1985. [Includes diagram: "Medical Problems of Bhopal Victims."]
Tenorio, Vyvyan, "Initial Data on Bhopal Survivors," Chemical Week, Dec. 4, 1985.
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"Immune System Flaws are Found at Bhopal," New York Times, Oct. 30, 1985.
Subramaniam, Arun, "The Dangers of Diagnostic Delay," Business India, August
12-25 1985.
"Twenty-one Babies Born Deformed: Gas Leak," Times of India, July 16, 1985.
"Six Deformed Babies in India Linked to Bhopal Gas Leak," New York Times, July
16, 1985.
"MIC Affected Delivered Child," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, March 23, 1985.
Salmon, A.G., N. Anderson, and M. Kerr Muir, "Toxicity of Methyl Isocyanate: The
Current Picture," Indian Journal of Medical Res., supplement Dec., 1985.
Salmon, A.G., N. Anderson, and M. Kerr Muir, "Acute Toxicity of Methyl
Isocyanate: A Preliminary Study of the Dose Response for. Eye and other Effects,"
British Journal of Industrial Medicine, 1985.
Bishop, Jerry, "Long-Term Effects Aren't Known of Gas
Thousands in India," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 4, 1984.
That
Killed
or
Hurt
Reports
Mehta, Pushpa S. et al., "Bhopal Tragedy's Health Effects: A review Of Methyl
Isocyanate Toxicity," The Journal of the American Medical Association, Dec. 5,
1990.
Sathyamala,C. and Vohra,N. Continuing Effects of the Toxic Gases On The Health
Status of the Surviving Population in Bhopal, (Preliminary Report of a Medical
Study Carried Out Five Years After The Disaster.)
Sadgopal, A. and Das, S., Extracts From a Preliminary Report of Concern Regardinq
Persistance of Toxins In the Bodies of Bhopal Gas Victims, Oct. 26, 1987.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department, Satguru Complex, Medical
Documentation for Claimants Guidelines for Medical Officers, June and October
1987.
Hawkinson,Jon, The Cyanide Controversy: A Toxicological Report on the Bhopal Gas
Disaster. San Francisco: The Bhopal Project, March, 1986.
Government of India, Report on Scientific Studies on the Factors Related to
Bhopal Toxic Gas Leakage, Dec., 1985.
Medico Friend Circle, The Bhopal Disaster Aftermath:
Socio-Medical Survey, Summary of the Report, Oct., 1985.
An
Epidemiological
and
Jana Swarthya Kendra, Proposal for Health Activities for Bhopal Gas Victims for
the Next Four Months, Oct., 1985.
Government
of
Madhya
Pradesh,
Bhopal
Rehabilitation--Current Status, August 1985.
Indian Council of Medical Research,
Therapy in MIC Exposed Population
Headquarters, New Delhi.
Gas Tragedy, Relief and
Minutes of the Meeting on Thiosulphate
Held on 14th February, 1985 at ICMR
25
Medico Friend Circle, Medical Relief and Research in Bhopal: The Realities and
Recommendations, Feb., 1985.
Department of Respiratory Medicine/Seth Medical College, Preliminary observation
on Early Toxicity in Subjects Exposed to the Isocyanate Gas Leak Disaster at
Bhopal, 1985.
Indian Council of Medical Research, The Bhopal Disaster: Current Status (the
first nine days) and Programme of Research, 1985.
Indian Council of Medical Research, The Health Effects of Inhalation of Toxic Gas
at Bhopal, 1985.
Sadgopal, M. and R. Bang, Effects of The Bhopal Disaster on Women's Health: An
Epidemic of Gynecological Diseases, 1985.
Rationale for the Use of Sodium Thiosulphate as an Antidote in the Treatment of
the Victims of the Bhopal Gas Disaster - A Review, Jun 7, 1985.
RELIEF WORK IN INDIA
"Bhopal Gas
Pradesh.
Tragedy
Relief
and
Rehabilitation
Department,"
Government
Madhya
"Interim Relief for Bhopal Victims," The Statesman, August 26, 1989.
"Relief for 7,687 Gas Victims," Times of India, August 26, 1989.
"Government Alerts Gas Department on Relief," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, August 5,
1989.
"Relief outlay for Gas Victims Slashed," Times of India, August 1, 1989.
"Gas Victims' Interests," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, July 31, 1989.
"Gas-Hit
30,1989.
Action
Plan
Slashed
to
Rs
163
Cr,"
Madhya
Pradesh
Chronicle,
July
"Rehabilitation Plan for Gas Hit Rejected," Times of India, July 25, 1989.
"Programmes for Bhopal Gas Victims," Indian Express, Feb. 22, 1989.
"Training Centre Closure Criticized," Madhya Pradesh Chronicle, Jan. 7, 1989.
Srinivasan, Kannan, "Working With the Government," Economic and Political Weekly,
Sept. 6, 1986.
"Relief and Rehabilitationof Bhopal Victims," News India, May 6, 1988.
"Gas-hit Women Court Arrest," Times of India, April 7, 1988.
Gupta, Joydeep,"Skilled Women Jobless in Bhopal," Sunday Statesman, May 10, 1987.
Kennedy, Robert, "Letter To Employees of Union Carbide," Union Carbide
Corporation, Feb., 1987. (Explains how all of UCC's efforts have been thwarted
by GOI for political reasons.]
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"Hospital for Bhopal Victims," EN, Nov. 13, 1988.
"Approach to Bhopal Tragedy Flayed," Times of India, Sept. 26, 1986.
"Bergman Exposed State-Apathy," The Statesman, Sept. 17, 1986.
Panchal, Chinu, "Police Browbeat Bhopal Activists," Times of India, Sept. 16,
1986.
Srinivasan, Kannan, "Briton Misled into Overstaying Visa," The Statesman
(Calcutta), Sept. 15, 1986.
"Bhopal Voluntary Work Adversely Affected," Indian Express (New Delhi), Sept.
15, 1986.
"Trumped Up Charges [Editorial]," Times of India, Sept. 12, 1986.
"CID Crackdown on Bhopal Activists," Indian Express (New Delhi), Sept. 12, 1986.
"Court Orders Release of Bergman," Times of India, Sept. 11, 1986.
"Official Apathy to Carbide Cover-up," The Hindustan Times, Sept. 11, 1986.
Mall, Rattan, "Bhopal Action Group Alleges Victimization," Times of India, Sept.
10, 1986.
Ninan, Sevanti, "No Foreign Funds for Development Work," Indian Express (New
Delhi), Sept. 9, 1986.
"Bhopal Police Change Charge Against 'Spy'," Times of India, Sept. 9, 1986.
"Not the End of the Road," Indian Express (New Delhi), Sept. 4, 1986. (Article on
Bergman.]
Chinoy, Buji, "Bhopal Tragedy," Times of India, June 25, 1986. [Letter.]
Aiyar, Shahnaz Anklesaria, "Making Common Cause with Bhopal," Indian Express.
(New Delhi), March 2, 1986.
"We Shall
Chronicle.
Overcome,"
Director
of
Information
and
Publicity,
Madhya
Pradesh
Baxi, Upendra, "The Bhopal Award: Another Calamity for Gas Victims," Times of
India, Feb. 16, 1989.
"Bhopal: City Struggling for Normalcy
Engineering News, Dec. 2, 1985.
a
Year
After
Disaster,"
Chemical
and
"Govt: Agitators Causing Trouble in Bhopal," Indian Express (New Delhi), July 12,
1985.
"Relief Workers Victims of MP Government's Ire," Indian Express (New Delhi), July
9, 1985.
"Sabotaging Relief for Bhopal Victims," Economic and Political Weekly, July 6,
1985. [Editorial: Condemning the MP govt. and its police force.]
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"Bhopal Stir Leader [Dr.
Delhi), July 5, 1985.
Anil
Sadgopal]
Interrogated,"
Indian
Express
(New
LEGAL DOCUMENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES
UCC vs. Union of India, Jana Swasthya Kendra, Bhopal MP, Zahreeli Gas Kand
Sangharsh, Morcha, Bhopal. Feb. 14, 1989.
PETITION in request to file a brief amicus curiae of the National Council of
Churches. June 30, 1987.
ORDER, Jan. 14, 1987.
discovery conditions.]
(Appeals
Court
affirms
forum
finding
while
amending
TRANSCRIPT, Nov. 24, 1986. [Arguments before Appeals Court on Judge Keenan's
decision to send case to Indian forum.]
BRIEF of amicus curiae by Rob Hager, Nov. 18, 1986.
NOTICE, June 12, 1986. [UCC accepts three conditions reserving the right to
appeal.]
ORDER, May 28, 1986. [No stay of the OPINION and ORDER; no alterations or
amendments on the three conditions. Sets June 12, 1986 date for Carbide to
respond; denies fairness hearing motion.]
MOTION FOR A FAIRNESS HEARING, May 21, 1986, by F. Lee Bailey and Stanley M.
Chesley. [Asks Keenan to hold hearing to determine the fairness of recent
settlement orders.]
ORDER, May 13, 1986. (Dismissing each individual case which was part of the
consolidated multidistrict litigation.]
OPINION AND ORDER, May 12, 1986. [Dismissing the case on the grounds of forum non
conveniens with three conditions.]
Transcript in re: Union Carbide Corp. Securities And Derivative Litigation, No.
85 Civ. 0484(JFK) (Southern District Court of New York, Jan 27, 1986)
AFFIDAVIT of Marc S. Galanter, Dec. 6, 1985. [Re: forum.]
Plaintiff's Memorandum in opposition to defendants' motion to dismiss, No. 85
Civ. 0484(JFK) (Southern District Court of New York, Oct. 15, 1985)
Memorandum in Support of defendants' motion to dismiss, No. 85 Civ. 0484(JFK)
(Southern District Court of New York, Sept. 30, 1985)
Consolidated Complaint of NorthChester Corp. et. al. v. Warren Anderson et al .
and Union Carbide Corp. , No. 85 Civ. 0484(JFK) (Southern District Court of New
York, June 13, 1985)
AFFIDAVIT in support of Union Carbide's Motion to Dismiss on Grounds of forum non
conveniens, MDL #626, Misc. No. 21-38 (JFK).
AFFIDAVIT of Clarence J. Dias, President of International Center for Law in
Development supporting the right to bring public interest cases before Keenan.
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AFFIDAVIT of Edward Munoz, former Managing Director and Regional Director of
Union Carbide India, Ltd.
AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT AND JURY DEMAND, MDL #626, Misc. No. 21-38 (JFK).
BRIEF AMICUS CURIAE of Citizen's commission on Bhopal.
MEMORANDUM OF LAW in opposition to Union Carbide Corporation's Motion to dismiss
these actions on the grounds of forum non conveniens.
SUMMARY of interim relief to date.
UNION OF INDIA COMPLAINT, MDL #626 (JFK).
ARTICLES ON LEGAL ISSUES (UNITE STATES)
Blum, Andrew, "Bhopal: The Case That Just Won't Go Away,"
Journal, May 21, 1990.
The National Law
Rheingold, Paul D., "Settlement Techniques Mass Tort Cases," TRIAL, Sept. 1989.
Everest, Larry, "Bhopal's Tragedy Is Union Carbide's Disgrace," New York Newsday,
Dec. 9, 1988.
Lepkowski, Wil, "Bhopal Litigation Reaches Indian Supreme Court," Chemical and
Engineering News, Nov. 28, 1988.
"Indian Move On Carbide," New York Times, Nov. 16, 1988.
"Bhopal Solution Is Urged by Court," Chemical Marketing Reporter, Nov. 7, 1988.
"Judge Leaves Bhopal Case," New York Times, Nov. 3, 1988.
"Judge Quits Bhopal Disaster Trial," New York Times, Nov. 3, 1988.
Hazarika, Sanjoy, "India's Top Court Urges Settlement on Bhopal Gas Leak," New
York Times, Nov. 2, 1988.
"New Wrinkles in Bhopal Case," Chemical Week, Oct. 26, 1988.
"India Shifted Carbide Judge," New York Times, Oct. 18, 1988.
Weisman, Steven, "Years In Court: Bhopal Suit Marches On In Circle," New York
Times, August 7, 1988.
"Bhopal Victims May Settle In U.S. " Chemical Marketing Reporter, August 1, 1988.
Koenig, Richard, "Connecticut Ruling
Street Journal, August 1, 1988.
in
Bhopal Case May Help Carbide,"
Wall
Lepkowski, Wil, "Bhopal Litigation: Two State Cases Sow More Confusion," Chemical
and Engineering News, August 1, 19.88.
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"Connecticut Bhopal Ruling," New York Times, July 29, 1988.
"Summons in Bhopal Case," New York Times, July 18, 1988.
"Carbide Penalties," New York Times, July 8, 1988.
"India opposes Carbide Move," New York Times, June 25, 1988.
"UCC Appeals Payment Order to High Court," Chemical Marketing Reporter, June 6,
1988.
Adler, Stephen, "Bhopal Ruling Tests Novel Legal Theory," Wall Street Journal,
May 18, 1988.
"Anderson ordered To India," Gannett Westchester Newspapers, May 17, 1988.
"Carbide Plea To India Judge," New York Times, May 9, 1988.
"Bhopal Hearing Delayed," New York_Times, April 13, 1988.
Stille, Alexander, "A Sense of Dharma," The National Law Journal, Feb. 29, 1988.
"Indian Government Starts Criminal Case Against UCC," Chemical Marketing
Reporters, Feb. 8, 1988.
"Former Carbide Chief Faces Bhopal Summons," Chemical and Engineering News, Feb.
8, 1988.
"Carbide To Get Summons To Testify in Bhopal Trial," Wall Street Journal, Feb. 5,
1988.
"Bhopal Victims Fight Union Carbide Stalling," The Guardian, Feb. 3, 1988.
"Carbide's Bhopal Appeal Is Accepted by High Court," Chemical Marketing Reporter,
Jan. 25, 1988.
"Carbide Files India Appeal," New York Times, Jan. 19, 1988.
Lepkowski, Wil, "Carbide Faces Key Decisions in Bhopal Litigation," Chemical_and
Engineering News, Jan. 4, 1988.
"Multinationals To Submit Data on Hazardous Processes," Manila Bulletin, Jan. 6,
1988.
"Carbide's Bhopal Appeal Is Accepted By High Courts," Chemical Marketing
Reporter, Jan. 25, 1988.
Brown, Derek, "Union Carbide Ordered To Pay Out 150 Pounds," Guardian, Dec. 18,
1987.
“U.S. Lawyer Hails Move Against Carbide," Business Standard, Dec. 4, 1987.
"Bhopal Case Charges Filed," New York Times, Dec. 2, 1987.
Amal Kumar Naj, "India Charges Carbide, Ex-Chairman With Homicide in Bhopal Gas
Disaster." Wall Street Journal, Dec. 2, 1987.
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“Three Years' Later Union
Guardian, Nov. 25, 1987.
Carbide
Is
Still
Victimizing
People
of
Bhopal,"
"Bhopal Disaster: Towards A Trial," The Lawyers, Nov., 19,87.
Butler, Lisa, "Parens Pariae Representation in Transnational Crises: The Bhopal
Tragedy," California Western International Law Journal, Winter 1987.
Nanda, Ved P., "For Whom the Bell Tolls In the Aftermath of the Bhopal Tragedy:
Reflections on Forum Non Conveniens and Alternative Methods of Resolving the
Bhopal Dispute," The Denver Journal of International Law and Policy, Vol. 15
Winter-Spring 1987.
"The Case Against Corporate Crime," Multinational Monitor, May 4, 1987.
"Union Carbide Seeks Delay in Bhopal Case for Ruling,” Wall Street Journal, Jan.
13, 1987.
Galanter, Marc, When Legal Worlds Collide: Reflection on Bhopal, the Good Lawyer,
and the American Law Schools", Journal of Legal Education, 36:292, 1986.
Meier, Barry, "Carbide Asks Appeals Judge to Boost US Court Oversight in Bhopal
Case," Wall Street_Journal , Nov. 25, 1986.
Miller, Matt and Barry Meier, "India Files Suit Against Carbide in Bhopal Court,"
Wall Street Journal, Sept. 8, 1986.
"New Legal Tactics Surface in Wake of Bhopal Ruling,” Chemical and Engineering
News, June 30, 1986.
"Carbide Agrees to Send Bhopal Case to India But May Appeal One Ruling," Wall
Street Journal, June 13, 1986.
Riley, J., "Bhopal: The Legal Shadowboxing," National Law Journal, May 26, 1986.
Anand, J., "The Seeds of the Bhopal Tragedy Lie in the U.S.,” Observer, May 18,
1986.
"Whose Justice for Bhopal," New York Times, May 14, 1986.
"The Cracks in Carbide's Defense," Business India, March 10-23, 1986.
Speiser, Stuart, "A Solution to the Bhopal Dilemma," National Law Review, Feb. 3,
1986.
Spivack, Miranda, "Bhopal
Courant, Dec. 4, 1985.
Survivors
are
Caught
in
Legal
Wrangle,"
Hartford
Subramaniam, Arun,, "Why the Guilty Must Be Punished,," Business India, Dec.
2-15, 1985.
"The Legal Tangle," and "Legislative Lacunae," Business Standard, Dec. 1, 1985.
Gaya, Javed, "Carbide in the Dock," Indian Express (New Delhi), Dec. 1, 1985.
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"Carbide Plays Hardball,” American Lawyer, Nov., 1985.
Mokhiber, Russell, ”Paying for Bhopal: Union Carbide's Campaign to Limit Its
Liability," Multinational Monitor, July 31, 1985.
Hager, Rob, "Taking Carbide to Court," Business India, March 25-April 7, 1985.
Adler, S., "Headnotes: Bhopal Journal: The Voiceless Victims," American Lawyer,
April 1985.
Meier, Barry, "Union Carbide Hopes To Settle, Claims From Bhopal Accident Within
6 Months," Wall Street Journal, Jan. 11, 1985.
Belli, Melvin, "Bhopal Tragedy and U.S. Lawyers," San Francisco, Jan. 10, 1985.
Ramakrishna, Kilaparti, "The Emergence of Environmental Law in the Developing
Countries: A Case Study of India," Ecology Law Quarterly, Vol. 12, 1985.
LEGAL DOCUMENTS FROM INDIA
Review petition No. 229/89 in Civil Appeal No. 3188/8-8 Union of India vs. Union
Carbide Corp. Additional Submission in Support of Review Petition.
Review petition No. 229/89 in Civil. Appeal No. 3188/88 Union of India vs. Union
Carbide Corp. Supplementary Affidavit on Behalf of the Review Petitioners, March
6, 1990.
SETTLEMENT ORDER, May 4, 1989 in C.A. Nos. 3187 and 3188 of 1988 with S.I.P. No.
31080 of 1982. UCC vs. Union of India.
ORDER, April 28, 1989. Modification of April 21, 1989 Order. Instead of
"Postal Savings Accounts" accounts will be opened in the branches of the
State Bank of India nearest to the residence of the victims or persons
entitled to the benefits.
ORDER, April 21, 1989. Indian Government ordered to begin payments of interim
relief to victims.
ORDER, 1988, Revision of Interim
Reducing Amount to Rs. 250 Crores.
Payment
Decision
Upholding
Decision
only
ORDER, Dec. 17, 1987. Upholds the right of a civil court in tort action to grant
interim compensation and jurisdiction over UCC.
JUDGEMENT, Dec. 20, 1986. In the Supreme Court of India, 1985; M.C. Metha v.
Union of India and Others. [Shriram Judgement.]
PLAINTIFF'S REPLY, Dec. 16, 1986. (Reply to UCC filing of Nov. 17, 1986.)
ORDER, Nov. 30, 1986. (Dec. 16, 1986 fixed as date for reply to counter
claim.]
ORDER, Nov. 30, 1986. [Mandating UCC retain unencumbered assets of $3
billion.]
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WRITTEN STATEMENT AND SET OFF AND COUNTER CLAIM, Nov. 17, 1986. [Long UCC
document requesting dismissal because of nonsubstantiated claims; includes
diagrams and details about sabotage claim.]
THE BHOPAL GAS LEAK DISASTER (PROCESSING OF CLAIMS) ACT, 1985, Journal of the
Indian Law Institute, Vol. 27:1.
Union of India vs. Union Carbide, Brief in Support of Review Petition
ARTICLES ON LEGAL ISSUES (INDIA)
"Carbide Case Judge Gets Extension," Times of India, Jan 19, 1991.
"Carbide Settlement Premature, Meagre," Times of India, July 26, 1990.
"Court Hears Bhopal Disaster Law Case," Charleston Daily Mail, June 4, 1989.
Bhagwati, P.N., "Travesty of Justice," India Today, March 1-5, 1989.
Singh, Raminder and Amrit Kakaria, "Unsettling Verdict," India Today, March 15,
1989.
"Bhopal Case: All Claims Not Settled," The Economic Times, March 5, 1989.
Bleiberg, Robert M. "Second Thoughts on Bhopal Carbide is Well Out of its Legal
Tangle, but Multinationals Beware,” Barrons, Feb. 20, 1989.
Aiyar, Shahnaz Anklesaria, "Don't Spare Carbide, Nadar Tells PM," Indian Express,
Nov. 28, 1988.
"Court Issues Warrants Against Union Carbide and Anderson," News India, Nov. 25,
1988.
"Contempt of Court Notices Against UCC and MP Govt," News India, Nov. 4, 1988.
"Constitution Bench Reconstituted," The Statesman, Nov. 3, 1988.
“Kania Quits UCC Trial Bench,” Times of India, Nov. 3, 1988.
“SC Rears Appeals in Carbide Case.” Times of India, Nov. 2, 1988.
"Contempt Notice To Carbide Chief," Times of India, Oct 30, 1988.
Hays, Laurie, "Judge Removed by Indian Panel In Carbide Case," Wall Street
Journal, Oct. 18, 1988.
"Court Spares Carbide Chief," Times of India, Oct. 15, 1988.
"Judge Blocks Individual Settlements of Bhopal Suits," Wall Street Journal, June
30, 1988.
"Carbide 'Wooing' Bhopal Victims," Times of India, June 21, 1988.
"Plea To Restrain UCC Move: Claims," Times of India, June 18, 1988.
"Dismiss Carbide Plea, Says Govt," Times of India, June 17, 1988.
33
"Carbide Turns Down Court, Order," News India, June 10, 1988.
"Court Allows Ex-Union Carbide Chief Kishore Kamdar to Go Abroad," News India,
June,3, 1988.
"Bill Empowering the Government to Issue Summons Outside India Is Okayed," News
India, May 20, 1988.
"India Acts On Carbide," New York Times, May 17, 1988.
"Carbide Files Review Petition," News India, May 13, 1988.
Majupuria, Sanjeev, "Carbide Rejects Court Right," India Abroad, May 13, 1988.
"Union Carbide Hearing Postponed," News India, April 29, 1988.
"Carbide Hearing Adjourned For April 23," News India, April 22, 1988.
"Union Carbide Must Honor Verdict," Times of India, April ?, 1988.
"Govt., UCC Asked to Appear Before Court," Times of India, Feb. 7, 1988.
"Carbide Counsel Raises Procedural Wrangle," Free Press Journal, Feb 5, 1988.
"Hearing on Carbide Plea," News India, Feb. 2, 1988.
Arun, Ronald, "The Role of India's Foreign Investment Laws In Controlling
Activities in Multinational Corporations," Syracuse Journal of International Law,
Vol. 14, 1988.
Williams, Mark J., "Foreign Investment
Transnational Law, Vol. 26, 1988.
in
India,"
Columbia
Journal
of
"Union Carbide Blasts Indian Court Order," Asian Wall Street Journal, Dec. 18-19,
1987.
Subramaniam, Arun, "Criminal Prosecutions," Business India, Dec. 14-27, 1987.
"CBI Chargesheets Carbide officials," Times of India, Dec. 1, 1987.
"Reply on Carbide Annoys MPs," Times of India, Nov. 23, 1987.
"SC Panel Minority Indicts Carbide," Times of India, Oct. 28, 1987.
"Carbide Offers Bhopal Funds," New York Times, Sept. 18, 1987.
"Union Carbide Corp. Failed in Another Bid to Delay Legal Proceedings in India
Related to the Bhopal Toxic Gas Leak," Wall Street Journal, July 9, 1987.
“Carbide Plea for Stay Rejected," Times of India, July 9, 1987.
"Caught In A Legal Bind," July 8, 1987.
“Shriram Case: Fresh Manouvres," Business India, June 29-July 12, 1987.
"Carbide Seeks Adjournment," New York Times, June 16, 1987.
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"Carbide Hails Judge's Proposal," Times of India, April 5, 1987.
"Judge Asks India, Carbide to Pay Bhopal Victims," Wall Street Journal, April 3,
1987.
“Relief for Gas Victims," Times of India, April 3, 1987.
Miller, Matthew, "Indian Court Ruling on Gas Leak Sets Crucial Precedent for the
Bhopal Case," March 16, 1987.
"Carbide's Bhopal Case May Be Hurt By Ruling in India's Supreme Court," Wall
Street Journal, March 11, 1987.
Weisman, S., "Bhopal Judge Taken Off Case," New York Times, Feb. 26, 1987.
"Shriram Judgement Under Challenge," Business India, Feb. 23-March 8, 1987.
"Bhopal Ruling Issued by Court; Stay is Sought," Chemical Marketing Reporter,
Jan. 19, 1987.
"Ruling on Appeal by Carbide," New York Times, Jan. 15, 1987.
"India Files Response in Bhopal District Court," Chemical Marketing Reporter,
Jan. 12, 1987.
Upendra Baxi and Clarence Dias, "Shriram Judgement: Companies 'Absolutely Liable'
for Industrial Hazards," Business India, Jan. 2-15, 1987.
"India To Challenge, Union Carbide Assets As Inadequate to Cover Bhopal Damages,"
Wall Street Journal, Jan. 2, 1987.
"Bhopal
Court Lifts Injunction on Carbide Restructuring," Chemical
Marketing Reporter, Dec. 8, 1986.
Subramaniam, "Bhopal Litigation: Carbide's Defense," Business India, Dec. 15-28,
1986.
Spivak, Miranda, "Legal Battles Over Leak Grow Increasingly Bitter," Hartford
Courant, Nov. 30, 19,86.
"Carbide Wants U.S. Court Supervision," Times of India, Nov. 26, 1986.
"'MP' Govt. Liable for Tragedy: Carbide," Times of India, Nov. 18, 1986.
"India Seeks Carbide Order [To Prevent Destruction of Evidence]," New York Times,
Oct. 7, 1986.
"Bhopal Lawsuit Begins in India," Chemical Week, Sept. 17, 1986.
"India Says Carbide Withheld Its Findings on Bhopal Case," New York Times, August
12, 1986.
“Not a Paisa Paid to Bhopal Victims,” Times of India, July, 23, 1986.
35
"A Crucial Verdict," Times of India, Feb. 19, 1986. [Editorial on Shriroa
Decision.]
"Carbide Charges Harrassment" Chemical Week, Feb. 11, 1986.
Abraham, C.M. and Armin Rosencranz, "An Evaluation of Pollution Control
Legislation in India," Columbia Journal of Environmental Law, Vol. 11, 1986.
Galanter, Marc, "Legal Torpor: Why So Little Has Happened in India After the
Bhopal Tragedy," Texas_International Law Journal, Vol. 20, No. 2, Spring 1985.
Mathur, Aniali, "Compensation Claims and the Law," Indian Express (New Delhi),
Jan. 6, 1985.
Symposium on the Bhopal Tragedy: Social and Legal Issues, Texas Interational Law
Journal, Vol. 20, 1985.
Robertson, David W., "Introduction to the Bhopal Symposium,"
Dhavan, Rajeev, "For Whom? And for What? Reflections on the Legal
Aftermath of Bhopal,"
Calanter, Marc, “Legal Torpor: Why So Little Has Happened In India
After the Bhopal Tragedy,"
McGarity, Thomas 0. "Bhopal and the Export of Hazardous Technologies,"
Weinberg, Louise, "Insights and Ironies: The American Bhopal Cases,"
Westbrook, Jay Lawrence, "Theories of Parent Company Liability and the
Prospects for an International Settlement,"
SABOTAGE CLAIM
Hays, Laurie, Richard Koenig, "Dissecting Disaster: How Union Carbide
Fleshed Out Its Theory of Sabotage at Bhopal," Wall Street Journal, July 7,
1988.
Lepkowski, Wil, "Union Carbide Presses Bhopal Sabotage," Chemical and Engineering
News, July 4, 1988.
Kharbanda, O.P., "Union Carbide's Cheap Trick," Business India, June 13-26, 1988.
"Sabotage Ruled Out in Bhopal Tragedy," News India, May 27, 1988.
"Another Vote for Sabotage at Bhopal," Chemical Week, May 18, 1988.
Lepkowski, Wil, "Study Backs Carbide's Bhopal Sabotage Theory," Chemical and
Engineering News, May 16, 1988.
"Bhopal Sabotage Claim Supported by A.D. Little,” Chemical Marketing Record, May
16, 1988.
"Bhopal Issue of Sabotage," New York Times, May 11, 1988.
Koenig, R. and L. Hays, "Carbide's Contention of Bhopal Sabotage is Supported by
Arthur D. Little Engineer," Wall Street Journal, May 11, 1988.
"Carbide Denies Control Over Plant," News India, Feb. 5, 1988.
"Carbide Asserts Sabotage Theory," Times of India, Jan. 20, 1988.
36
"Carbide On the Warpath," Times of India, Jan. 20, 1988.
Lepkowski, Wil, "Two Views of India's Chemical Disaster," Chemical and
Engineering News, Jan. 11, 1988.
"Better Living Through Public Relations," Extra!, Aug./Sept., 1987.
Weisman., Steven, and Sanjay Hazarika, "Theory of Bhopal Sabotage Is Offered,"
New York Times, June 23, 1987.
"Carbide Claims More Evidence of Sabotage in Bhopal Accident,” Chemical Marketing
Reporter, April 27, 1987.
"Confidential Indian Report Blames Both U.S. Firm and Subsidiary for Bhopal
Disaster," Christian Science Monitor, Vol. 8, no. 6.
"The Union Carbide Version of Bhopal: 'A Deliberate Act'," Insight, Dec. 22,
1986.
"Why Carbide Says It Was a Deliberate Act at Bhopal," Chemical Week, Nov. 26,
1986.
Diamond, Stuart, "Carbide Gives Details of Its Sabotage Claim," New York Times,
Nov. 18, 1986.
Union Carbide, Press Release Re: Filing of Defense and Countersuit in India, Nov.
17, 1986.
"Bergman Exposed State Apathy," The Hindustan Times, Sept. 17, 1986.
Meier, Barry, "Carbide's Bhopal Sabotage Claim Seen By Some as Effort to Shape
Settlement," Wall Street Journal, August 15, 1986.
"Union Carbide Says Upset Worker Set Off the Bhopal Plant Disaster," New York
Times, August 11, 1986.
"Union Carbide and Bhopal: Setting the Record Straight on Employee Sabotage and
Efforts to Provide Relief," Union Carbide Corporation.
Srinivasan, Kannan, "Carbide Suppresses the 'True Story'," Indian Express, April
4, 1985.
Ramaseshan, Rhadaika, "Bhopal Leak Caused By Major Defects," Sunday Observer,
March 31, 1985.
Srinivasan,
1985.
Kannan,
"Sabotage
Report
Contradicted,"
India
Express,
March
24,
Srinivasan, Kannan, "Union Carbide Damned by Its Own Report," Sunday Observer,
March 24, 1985.
UCC ASSET SALES _& FINACIAL RESTRUCTURING
"Union Carbide, ARCO Fined," New York Times, January 31, 1991.
Chakavarty, Subrata,"The Ghost Returns," Forbes, December 10, 1990.
37
Lappen, Alyssa,"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," Forbes, December 10, 1990.
"Stock Repurchase at Union Carbide," New York Times, October 31, 1990.
"Carbide Unit Buys Company," Wall Street Journal, May 23, 1990.
Berton, Matthew,
April 26, 1990.
"Shareholders
Back
Battered
Union
Carbide,"
The
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Prakash Padma, "The Right to Know," Indian Express (New-Delhi), Jan. 6, 1985.
"A Death at Work Can Put the Boss in Jail," Business Week, March 2, 1987.
[Article on Texas Case in which executive is in jail for causing death of
employee.]
"Documents Disclosed on Hazards at Work," New York Times, May 14, 1987.
[Government aware that 'allowable exposure' levels caused widespread injuries.]
Lepkowski, Wil, "The Disaster at Bhopal: Chemical Safety in the Third World,"
Commentary.
GENERAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON HAZARDOUS TECHNOLOGIES
The World Bank, "Manual of Industrial Hazard Assessment Techniques," Office of
Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
Wasserman, Robert and Richard Wiles, Field Duty: U.S.- Farmworkers and Pesticide
Safety. Washington: World Resources Institute, Study 3, July 1985.
Pearson, Charles S., Down to Business: Multinational Corporations, the
Environment and Development. Washington: World Resources Institute, Study 2, Jan.
1985.
Kletz, Trevor A., What Went Wrong? Case Histories of Process Plant Disasters.
Houston: Gulf Publishing Co., 1985.
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Ives, Jane, The Export of Hazard: Transnational Corporations and Environmental
Control Issues. Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985.
Trost, Cathy, Elements of Risk: The Chemical Industry and Its Threat to America,
New York: New York Times Books, 1984.
Perrow, Charles, Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies. New York:
Basic Books, 1984.
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1984.
[Issue
Dealing
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Bhopal
and
hazardous
Norris, Ruth, Editor, Pills, Pesticides and Profits: The International Trade in
Toxic Substances. Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: North River Press, 1982.
Bull, David, A Growing Problem: Pesticides and the Third World Poor. Oxford:
Oxfam, 1982.
BOOKS ON BHOPAL
Baxi, Upendra and Amita Ditanda, Valiant Victims and Lethal Litigation: The
Bhopgl Case, Delhi: Indian Law Institute, 1990. Available from BARC.
Dembo, David, Ward Morehouse and Lucinda Wykle, Abuse of Power: The Social
Performance of Multinational Corporations The Case of Union Carbide, New York:
New Horizons Press, 1990. Available from BARC for $13.50.
Vivek, P.S., The Struggle of Man Against Power: Revelation of 1984 Bhopal
Tragedy, Himalaya Publishing House, 1990.
Bogard, William, The Bhopal Tragedy – Language, Logic, and Politics in the
Production of a Hazard, Westview Press, 1989.
Dembo, D. et. al. (Ed.), Nothing To Lose But Our Lives: Empowerment to Oppose
Industrial Hazards in a Transnational World, Hong Kong, New York: ARENA Press,
and New Horizons Press, 1988. Available from BARC for $13.50.
Jones, Tara, Corporate Killing: Bhopals Will Happen, London: Free Association
Books, 1988.
Wilkins, Lee, Shared Vulnerability: The Media and American Perceptions of the
Bhopal Disaster, New York: Greenwood Press, Inc., 1987.
Kurzman, Dan, A Killing Wind: Inside Union Carbide and the Bhopal Catastrophe,
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1987.
Shrivastava, Paul, Bhopal:
Publishing Co., 1987.
Anatomy
of
A
Crisis,
Cambridge,
MA:
Ballinger
Banerjee, Brojendra, Bhopal Gas Tragedy - Accident or Experiment, New Delhi
Seoul Printers, 1986.
Weir, David, The Bhopal Syndrome: Pesticide Manufacturing and the Third World,
Penang: IOCU, 1986.
APPEN SAM, The Bhopal Tragedy - One Year After, Penang: SAM, (Sahabat Alam
Malaysia) 1986. Available from BARC for $11.95.
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Baxi, Upendra, Inconvenient Forum and Convenient Catastrophe: The Bhopal Case,
Bombay: Indian Law Institute, 1986.
Baxi, Upendra and Thomas Paul, Mass Disasters and Multinational Liability: The
Bhoval Case, Bombay: Indian Law Institute, 1986.
Chrishti, Anees, Dateline Bhopal, New.Delhi: Concept, 1986.
Everest, Larry, Behind the
Chicago: Banner Press, 1986.
Poison
Cloud:
Union
Carbide's
Bhopal
Massacre,
Morehouse, Ward and Arun Subramaniam, The Bhopal. Tragedy: What Really Happened
and What It Means for American Workers and Communities at Risk, New York: Council
on International and Public Affairs, 1986. Available from BARC for $13.50.
Abraham, Martin, The Lessons, of Bhopal. A Community Action Resource Manual on
Hazardous Technologies, Penang: International Organization of Consumers' Unions
(IOCU), 1985. Available from BARC for $12.00.
Agarwal, Anil, No Plaice to Run: Local Realities and Global Issues of the
Bhopal Disaster, New Delhi and Tennessee: PRIA (Society for Participatory,
Research in Asia) and Highlander, 1985. Available from BARC for $5.
ARENA, Bhopal: Industrial Genocide?, Hong Kong: ARENA, 1985. Available from BARC
for $12.00.
do Grazia, Alfred, A Cloud Over Bhopal: Causes, Consequences, and Constructive
Solutions, Bombay: Kalos Foundation, 1985.
Shastri, Lalit, Bhopal Disaster: An Eyewitness -Account, New Delhi: Criterion
Publications, 1985.
Sufrin, Sydney, Bhopal, Its
Ajanta Publications, 1985.
Setting,
Responsibility
and
Challenge,
Delhid:
BARC BRIEFING PAPERS
1.
You Can't Fool All of the People All of the Time, March 1989.
2.
Survival and Devictimization in Bhopal: Union Carbide's Continuing
Mockery of Justice, Sept. 1988.
3.
Interim Relief for the Bhopal Victims: So Near and Yet So Far? March
10, 1988.
4.
The Right To Live Again. Addressing the Health Needs of the Bhopal
Victims, Dec. 3, 1987.
5.
Settlement or Sell Out?
Justice, Nov. 19, 1987.
6.
The Bhopal Victims Continuing Quest for.
The Deepening Crisis in Bhopal, Oct. 20, 1986.
7.
Union Carbide: Financial Strategies and Their Implications for
Providing Justice to the Bhopal Victims, Sept. 15, 1986.
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8.
Bhopal's Unmet Needs: The Continuing Challenge for Social Action
Groups, July 24, 1986.
9.
Can
Justice for the Bhopal Victims: What Next in the Litigation and What
Public Interest/Social Action Groups Do? July 15, 1986.
10.
Judge Keenan's Decision on Venue in the Bhopal Case, May 23, 1986.
OTHER BARC PAPERS/REPORTS
Ginsburg, Robert, Present Dangers. Hidden Liabilities: A Profile of the Impact of
the Union Carbide Corporation in the United States (1987-88). A report prepared
for the National Toxic Campaign and the Council on international and Public
Affairs, Nov. 1990. Available from BARC.
BARC update, Dec. 12, 1990.
Visvanthan, Shiv and Kothari, Rajni, Bhopal: The Imagination of Disaster, Working
Paper I of the Committee for Cultural Choices and Global Futures Program on
Bhopal.
"Special Report to American Workers and Communities at Risk," April 1989.
Bhopal Four Years Later: A Time of Solidarity, Special Report to American Workers
and Communities at Risk, Dec., 1988.
Dias,
Clarence,
"Multinational
Accountability:
From
Impossible
Non-Negotiable Demand!" published in ARENA's Communique, June 1988.
Dream
to
The Bhopal Gas Leak: Corporate Negligence or Sabotage? March 10, 1988.
Maior Industrial Disasters of this Century, March 1988.
Union Carbide: Perfectionist in Prevarication and Merchants of Mendacity,
Special Report, March 1988.
Dias, Clarence, Accountability, Justice, and Prevention: The Bhopal Victims'
Encounter With Law, 1988.
REPORTS 0F THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION FOR JUSTICE IN BHOPAL (ICJIB)
The Ongoing Struggle for Justice in Bhopal: A Report On the International Victim
Solidarity Tour, June 1989.
The Bhopal Settlement: A Miscarriage of Justice, Feb. 21, 1989.
Interim relief for the Bhopal Victims, Oct. 28, 1988.
Union Carbide's Sabotage Story: An Expose of the Company's Latest Testing to Deny
Justice to the Bhopal Victims, Special report, July 12, 1988.
Relief for the Bhopal Victims: So Near and Yet So Far? Union Carbide's Refusal to
Abide by Law, Special Report, July 12, 1988.
ICJIB Statement for Concern, Oct. 30, 1987.
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We Must Not Forget: A Plea for Justice for the Bhopal Victims, Special Report,
July 1987.
A Statement on the ICJIB Campaign, June 1987.
All orders for books from BARC should include $2.50 for shipping and handling
($3.00 outside of the U.S.).
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VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS AFTER BHOPAL
"What Does It Mean To Take 'Moral Responsibility' for a Disaster?" Village Voice.
December 10,1996. By: Suketu Mehta
"Bhopal Lives" Village Voice. December 3, 1996. By: Suketu Mehta
"Bhopal: A dismal balance-sheet" Economic Times. November 29, 1993. By: Praful
Bidwai
Survivors Quarterly: Publication of the Asian Victims for a Hazard Free
Environment (AVHFE) Vol.1, No.1 December 1993. Col. 2, NO. 1 and 2. August 1995.
"Bhopal Revisited: A personal Reflection" Maine organic Farmer and Gardener.
June-August 2000. By: Terry Allan.
"Victims the World Forgot" Night and Day. March 23, 1997. By: Russell Miller
"Out of Sight, out of mind" The Guardian. March 14, 1994. By: John Rettie
"Bhopal Gas Leak Victims Caught in Cycle of Dispair" Washington Post Foreign
Service. September 13, 1993. By: Molly Moore.
ARTICLES ON ANNIVERSARIES
"Bhopal: Legalizing Homicide"
Hager.
Covert Action Quarterly. Summer 1995. By: Rob
"Wanted: Warren Anderson" cartoon. Sierra Magazine.
July/August 2000.
"From Bhopal to Toulouse" Frontline. December 21, 2001. By: Usha Ramanathan.
"Bhopal: 'An atomic bomb about to explode'" By Claude Salhani. From the life and
Mind Desk. June 12, 2002.
"The 5th Column. Bhopal: Eighteen Years On." Far Eastern Econoimc Review.
September 12, 2002. By: Arun Subramaniam.
"Fresh Evidence on Bhopal Disaster." New Scientist.
Mackenzie.
December 7, 2002. By: Debora
"Order to attach UCC ex-chief's property" Times of India. Feb. 2, 1992.
"Gas Tragedy: Guilty may never be punished."
Singh. June 14, 2000.
Times of India. By: Sudhir K.
"A Key Figure Proves Elusive in a U.S. Suit over Bhopal" By: Chris Hedges. New
York Times. March 5, 2000.
"Bhopal Tragedy: The unpaid human costs of globalization" Times of India.
December 12, 1996, By: Ward Morehouse.
"Carbide Men knew of plant risks: CBI" Times of India. December 9, 1994.
"Bhoposhima: Crime without Punishment: Case for Crisis Management Jurisprudence"
V.R. Krishna Iyer. Economic and Political Weekly. November, 23, 1991.
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“The Bhopal Tragedy: Ten Years After" Global pesticide Campaign
vol.4, no. 4. By: Joshua Karliner.
“Nightmares and Hope in Bhopal.”
1996.
December, 1994.
By: Gary Cohen. Everyone's Backyard. Winter
“Bhopal Disaster: Judiciary's failure.” By:
Political Weekly
November 18, 1995
Satinath Sarangi. Economic and
“A call for justice" V. Venkatesan. Frontline. Dec. 22, 2001. (litigation)
“Bhopal seethes, pained and poor 18 years later" Amy Waldman
Sept. 21, 2002.
New York Times.
CORPORATE CRIME AND GOVERNANCE
Environmental pollution
"An etiological investigation of micro- and macroergonomic factors in the Bhopal
disaster: lessons for industries of both industrialized and developing
countries.” By: Najmedin Meshkati. International Journal of Industrial
Ergonomics, 1989.
"Changing rules of International Corporate Behavior" S. Prakesh Sethi.
for Management. Baruch College. Revised August 7, 1986.
Center
"Corporate Environmental Strategy: The avalanche of change since Bhopal" Bruce W.
Piasecki.
"Deaths at Work: Accidents or Corporate Crime The failure of Inquests and the
Criminal Justice System.” David Bergman. 1991.
"Environmental protection act: An agenda for implementation. Indian Law
Institute. Upendra Baxi. 1987.
"Bhopals legacies" Alternatives: Perspectives on society, technology and
environment. Sehdev kumar. November 1986.
"Accidents do happen" Toxic chemical accident patterns in the United States.
August 1994. Joel A. Tickner.
The Good Neighbor Project for sustainable industries. 1994 annual report.
"Working Notes on community right-to-know. Jan-Feb. 1995. A working paper on our
right to know about toxic pollution. , Nov and Dec 1997,
March and April 1994, July and August 1996,
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
"Union carbide plans to reduce costs.” New York Times, 10/21/97
" One CEO's nightmare: Bhopal ghosts
April 3, 2000.
(Still) haunt union carbide. " Fortune
"Union Carbide: Perfectionists in Prevarication and Merchants of Mendacity. "
Special report the Bhopal action resource center.
"Union Carbide sells stake in bhopal plant.” New York Times. Sept. 10, 1994.
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"Carbide to sell India assets to build hospital for Bhopal"
April 15, 1992.
New York Times,
"The Gulliver file: mines, people and land: a global battleground.”
Moody. Minewatch 1992.
By Roger
Union carbide corporation financial analysis. June 1990.
"Summary of findings, Union Carbide accident investigation. " Jan 25, 1992.
“Union Carbide Corporation research compendium prepared for communities concerned
about corporations.” Oct. 1, 1994.
Union carbide's web site on Bhopal (4/98)
“Union carbide committed to environmental excellence" Coalition for a responsible
carbide press and information kit
April 25, 1990.
“Shared vulnerability : the media and American perceptions of the Bhopal
disaster. " Lee wilkins. Feb 25, 1991.
Research compendum on the union carbide corporation. Prepared for 10th anniversary
commeration of bhopal disaster. Nov. 11-13 94 Charleston, West Virginia.
Copyright 1995 by communities concerned about corporations.
Bhopal-An Interim appraisal. LOKAYAN bullentin.
Jan-april 1988.
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