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13 Dec 2011, 10:41 am by Ryan Scoville
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., the case in which the Supreme Court will likely decide whether the Alien Tort Statute confers federal jurisdiction over claims alleging corporate violations of customary international law. [read post]
by Melbourne Journal of International Law We are grateful to Justine Nolan for her thoughtful comments on the article, and in particular for highlighting two recent circuit court cases – Flomo v Firestone Natural Rubber Co in the Seventh Circuit and Doe VIII v Exxon Mobil Corporation in the DC Circuit – which affirm that corporations can be liable under the Alien Tort Statute (‘ATS’), contrary to the position of the Second Circuit majority in… [read post]
The article dissects the legal reasoning of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum[1] and argues that the majority simply got it wrong principally by conflating ‘the jurisdictional and cause of action aspects of an ATS suit’. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 10:26 am by Ryan Scoville
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., the Second Circuit reached precisely the opposite conclusion. [read post]
23 Nov 2011, 3:35 pm
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 621 F.3d 111 (2d Cir. 2010), that the scope of liability under the ATS does not extend to corporations because imposing liability on corporations for violations of the law of nations has not achieved a sufficiently “specific, universal, and obligatory” character so as to be considered a norm of customary international law. [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 3:00 am by Louis M. Solomon
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., et al., 06-4800-cv, 06-4876-cv (2d Cir. 9/17/10), which we discussed here, among other places. [read post]
6 Nov 2011, 5:00 pm by Amy Howe
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., the Court will have to interpret a different law:  the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), which allows foreigners to bring lawsuits in U.S. federal courts for serious violations of international human rights laws. [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 7:41 am by Joshua Matz
Royal Dutch Petroleum, in which the Court will consider whether corporations can be sued under the Alien Tort Statute; he argues that “[i]n the year since it was decided, Kiobel has come under serious attack, and upholding the decision would be an embarrassment. [read post]
6 Oct 2011, 4:29 pm
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., cases we've tracked in prior posts available here, were to have been considered by the Court on Friday.)? [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 4:53 pm by John Elwood
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 10-1491, Bowoto v. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 3:00 am by Louis M. Solomon
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (0) Ninth Circuit Find Personal Jurisdiction Over DamilerChrysler AG under the ATS; Upholds “Agency” Rather than Alter-Ego Jurisdiction (0) Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Even U.S. [read post]
18 Aug 2011, 5:15 am
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 621 F.3d 111 (2d Cir. 2010), that corporations cannot be liable under the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”), 28 U.S.C. [read post]
16 Jul 2011, 3:15 am by Marta Requejo
New Alien Tort Statute Case At The United States Supreme Court: Kiobel, et al., v Royal Dutch Petroleum Petition Filed In Kiobel, et al., v Royal Dutch Petroleum, et al.,... [read post]