More cases out of British Columbia highlight the grow ing legal risks related to human rights practices abroad and the adoption of CSR standards covering global mining operations. The B.C. Court of Appeal recently reversed a lower court's deci sion in Garcia v Tahoe Resources Inc., allowing a claim to be pursued in Canada for damages relating to alleged human rights violations occurring in Guatemala. The trial judge granted Tahoe's motion to bring the matter to an end in Canada, finding that Guatemala was a clearly more appropriate forum for the lit igation. On appeal, the Court of Appeal disagreed with the find ing of the trial judge that a separate civil suit would be a more apptopriate forum than a proceeding in Canada.
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