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French Court Proceedings against Muammar Qadhafi
... issued against the Congo's Foreign Minister," Oct. 2000; "Alien Tort Claims Act Proceeding Against Robert Mugabe," Sept. 2000; "Possible ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am
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Morrison v. Nat’l Australia Bank Ltd.: The Supreme Court Rejects Extraterritoriality
... year whether its approach in Morrison applies to the Alien Tort Statute, which the lower courts have embraced as a means for addressing ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am
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Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
... Foreign plaintiffs can also sue under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), 28 U.S.C. § 1350, for any wrong in violation of ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am
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Accountability of Private Security Contractors under International and Domestic Law
... PSCs may also be held legally accountable for abuses through tort and contract claims brought in domestic courts, including claims based on ... States, plaintiffs could bring claims against PSCs under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), which confers jurisdiction on the federal courts to ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am
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The Reargument Order in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum and Its Potential Implications for Transnational Human Rights Cases
... whether the question of corporate civil liability under the Alien Tort Statute (âATSâ) is a merits question or a question of subject ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am
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World Court Orders Belgium to Cancel an Arrest Warrant Issued Against the Congolese Foreign Minister
... violations of the law of nations (e.g., under the U.S. Alien Tort Claims Act). Civil deposition subpoenas issued in such cases carry the ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am
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Supreme Court Preview: The Samantar Case and the Immunity of Foreign Government Officials
... suit for compensatory and punitive damages under the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim Protection Act. [3] They allege ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am
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Alien Tort Claims Act Proceeding Against Robert Mugabe
... by Zimbabwean nationals seeking civil damages under the U.S. Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA). The suit alleges that Mugabe orchestrated violence by ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am
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Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum: Another Round in the Fight Over Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute
... holding that corporations are not subject to suit under the Alien Tort Statute (âATSâ). Kiobel will be argued in tandem with ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am
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World Court Orders Belgium to Cancel an Arrest Warrant Issued Against the Congolese Foreign Minister
... violations of the law of nations (e.g., under the U.S. Alien Tort Claims Act). Civil deposition subpoenas issued in such cases carry the ...
10/15/2014 - 11:50am