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9 Jul 2012, 4:09 pm by Anthony Colangelo
Alvarez-Machain for the “historical paradigms” that inform modern-day ATS inquiries – “[t]he common law . [read post]
6 Jul 2012, 3:22 am by Lyle Denniston
   In that decision, which had the title Sosa v. [read post]
18 Apr 2012, 7:09 am by Kedar
I discuss how the Court’s opinion in Sosa v. [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 7:00 am by Eugene Kontorovich
Alvarez-Machain, its previous major encounter with the statute. [read post]
5 Mar 2012, 12:34 pm
Alvarez-Machain (prior posts here). [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 3:49 pm by Lovechilde
  In 2004, in Sosa v Alvarez-Machain, the Supreme Court affirmed that the ATS still provides jurisdiction for international tort claims, but it cautioned federal courts not to recognize claims “for violations of any international law norm with less definite content and acceptance among civilized nations than the historical paradigms” familiar when the law was enacted. [read post]