"Decision of United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 18 September 2002 The US Court of Appeal recently ruled on a procedural appeal in legal proceedings regarding human rights abuses associated with the construction of a pipeline in the Tenasserim region in southern Burma. The Court?s decision is not a final decision in the proceedings - they are still continuing with a trial to occur in the future. However, the Court?s decision is significant support for those seeking to improve human rights in Burma. The Court overturned the decision of the US District Court that the case could not be made out against Unocal, and the trial has been ordered to proceed..."