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29 Nov 2011, 10:26 am by Ryan Scoville
The Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”) creates federal jurisdiction over “any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States. [read post]
19 Oct 2011, 5:38 am by Aaron Tang
Alvarez-Machain still lends itself to considerable uncertainty and is far from definitive. [read post]
18 Oct 2011, 9:24 am
Royal Dutch Petroleum, et al.case (2d Cir.), which presents the question of whether corporations can be sued for torts "committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States," the terse text of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 11:49 pm
Alvarez-Machain (2004) and the Court's decision to grant certiorari in Kiobel was widely anticipated. [read post]
20 May 2011, 7:42 pm by axd10
Alvarez-Machain for Human Rights Litigation Pursuant to the Alien Tort Claims Act. 28 Loy. [read post]
11 May 2011, 1:30 am
Alvarez-Machain (2004) -- universality and clarity – is itself generated by the place of the Alien Tort Statute in U.S. history.Moreover, many issues that arise in Alien Tort litigation are not clearly addressed by customary international law. [read post]
3 Nov 2010, 4:17 pm by Kevin Jon Heller
and that piracy only constituted robbery on the high seas per the 1820 Supreme Court decision United States v. [read post]
2 Oct 2010, 3:53 am by Guest Blogger
Under the Ker-Frisbie doctrine – and as approved more recently in United States v. [read post]
30 Sep 2010, 7:28 am
Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692 (2004), requires the federal courts to look to international law rather than domestic law to determine jurisdiction over ATS claims against a particular class of defendant. [read post]