Royal Dutch Petroleum has justifiably spurred much talk in the blogosphere, including posts by Trey Childress http://conflictoflaws.net/2010/is-it-the-end-of-the-alien-tort-statute/, Ken Anderson http://opiniojuris.org/2010/09/17/extra-thoughts-on-todays-2nd-circuit-ats-decision/, Julian Ku http://opiniojuris.org/2010/09/17/goodbye-to-ats-litigation-second-circuit-rejects-corporate-liability-for-violations-of-customary-international-law/, and Kevin Jon Heller… [read post]

” Writing at Concurring Opinions, Marco Simons contends that at heart, Kiobel is about whether Alien Tort Statute cases end up in federal or state court, while at PrawfsBlawg Trey Childress also offers several observations about the Kiobel arguments. [read post]

In essence, as both Trey Childress and Chimene Keitner have noted, this is a claim that a violation of the law of nations is the same as any other purely private, transitory, common law claim — one that follows individuals wherever they go and may be adjudicated in any forum with personal jurisdiction (subject to the application of conflict of laws principles). [read post]

University of Cambridge, MA 2000 Law University of ParisNorthern Illinois UniversityNo Entry Level HiringNorthwestern UniversityPeter DiCola, JD 2005 University of Michigan, PhD 2008 (Expected) Economics University of Michigan Ezra Friedman, JD 2008 Yale University, PhD 1998 Economics Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOhio State University Stephanie Hoffer, JD 2001 Case Western Reserve University, LLM 2005 Law (Tax) New York University, Visiting Assistant Professor Northwestern University … [read post]