Justice In Crude Directed By Joe Berlinger
“Crude”: a corporate genocide
In the documentary "Crude" directed by Joe Berlinger, John Rawls’ principles of justice are called into question throughout the length of the film. In short Rawls' principles of justice state, that fairness and judiciary action must be egalitarian for all parties involved. However, in this documentary that follows the aftermath and legal proceedings of an oil disaster in the Amazon, we see that the justice system is for the wealthy corporation and not for the Ecuadorians living in the Amazon.
From the moment of publication of “A Theory of Justice” in 1971, John Rawls is considered having worked out a thorough theory of social justice with his “justice as fairness” principle. In his work, Rawls presents two basic principles of justice that he considers to be the foundation of our society. The first principle states that everyone has the same exact rights and freedoms as anyone else. The term …show more content…
During all the years of their operation, Texaco built hundreds of miles of roads through once-untouched forests; five indigenous groups in the region of Oriente have lost about 95% of their ancestral land and seen dramatic declines in their populations. A six indigenous group, Teteté, disappeared altogether during Texaco’s sovereignty of greed and carelessness. With the way that the documentary concluded and taking into account Rawls’ principles of justice, there was no justice for the Ecuadorian people. According to Rawls’ principles, the native people of the Amazon were clearly disadvantaged to the power of such a big corporation that had monetary power and lawyers endlessly at their disposal, whereas the Ecuadorian people had nothing. Rather than addressing the humanitarian crisis caused by Texaco, Chevron has avoided taking any liability and has pledged a “lifetime of litigation” by dragging out the appeals
In the documentary "Crude" directed by Joe Berlinger, John Rawls’ principles of justice are called into question throughout the length of the film. In short Rawls' principles of justice state, that fairness and judiciary action must be egalitarian for all parties involved. However, in this documentary that follows the aftermath and legal proceedings of an oil disaster in the Amazon, we see that the justice system is for the wealthy corporation and not for the Ecuadorians living in the Amazon.
From the moment of publication of “A Theory of Justice” in 1971, John Rawls is considered having worked out a thorough theory of social justice with his “justice as fairness” principle. In his work, Rawls presents two basic principles of justice that he considers to be the foundation of our society. The first principle states that everyone has the same exact rights and freedoms as anyone else. The term …show more content…
During all the years of their operation, Texaco built hundreds of miles of roads through once-untouched forests; five indigenous groups in the region of Oriente have lost about 95% of their ancestral land and seen dramatic declines in their populations. A six indigenous group, Teteté, disappeared altogether during Texaco’s sovereignty of greed and carelessness. With the way that the documentary concluded and taking into account Rawls’ principles of justice, there was no justice for the Ecuadorian people. According to Rawls’ principles, the native people of the Amazon were clearly disadvantaged to the power of such a big corporation that had monetary power and lawyers endlessly at their disposal, whereas the Ecuadorian people had nothing. Rather than addressing the humanitarian crisis caused by Texaco, Chevron has avoided taking any liability and has pledged a “lifetime of litigation” by dragging out the appeals