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24 Mar 2024, 6:50 pm
The Court concluded there were extensive human rights violations and ordered the State to provide specialized medical assistance to the victims, pay compensation for both material losses and pain and suffering, and publicly acknowledge its wrongdoing. [read post]
31 Aug 2011, 8:43 pm by John Bellinger
”  Repeatedly invoking the Supreme Court’s call for caution in Sosa, the Court emphasizes that the ATS is “no license for judicial innovation” and that “judicial restraint is demanded. [read post]
10 Mar 2012, 6:00 am by An Hertogen
First, the US Supreme Court hearings in Kiobel v. [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 3:49 pm by Lovechilde
  On the contrary, one of the main obligations it imposes on states is to protect against human rights abuses committed by non-state actors, including corporations. [read post]
2 Jun 2010, 2:47 pm by Chimene Keitner
Suits will be dismissed if the state is an indispensable party under Republic of Philippines v. [read post]
10 Mar 2012, 9:53 pm by John Knox
For a couple of reasons, the presumption against extraterritoriality doesn’t apply neatly to ATS claims, as the Ninth and DC Circuits said in their 2011 decisions in Sarei v Rio Tinto and Doe VIII v Exxon Mobil. [read post]
9 Aug 2011, 11:21 am by Tobias Thienel
The scenario, then, was reasonably similar to that in the famous Alvarez-Machain case (see Sosa v Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692 (2004)). [read post]