Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has applauded the court’s decision.
In a reaction to the ruling, Chima Ubani, Executive Director at ERA/FoEN, said, ““Today’s decisions will determine whether or not transnational companies will be obliged to respond in a swift and positive way when environmental complaints are made from their host country.
“This case has taken so long that two of the claimants are no longer alive.
“But, the problems caused by the immense oil spill from Shell’s pipelines have still not been resolved after 13 years. It hurts that this can happen.