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24 Jul 2012, 7:53 am by Sarah Cleveland
  And contrary to some commentators, the 1790 criminal piracy statute at issue in United States v. [read post]
26 Jul 2012, 2:20 pm by Eugene Kontorovich
Several of the commentators have repeatedly stated that the ATS extended universal jurisdiction (and corporate liability) to piracy. [read post]
3 Jul 2013, 10:18 am by Rodger Citron
In Kiobel, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissing a complaint filed under the ATS. [read post]
18 Jul 2012, 10:12 am by Michael Ramsey
Alvarez-Machain, which involved the extraterritorial actions of a non-citizen agent of the U.S. government – again, that is well within the purposes of the ATS and entirely distinct from corporations with only tenuous connections to the United States. [read post]
30 Aug 2012, 6:49 pm by Record on Appeal
Royal Dutch Petroleum – an Alien Tort Statute case involving a violation of the law of nations and whether a corporation can be a defendant in an Alien Tort Statute action;  United States v. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 7:45 am by Kali Borkoski
Petition for certiorari Brief in opposition Petitioner’s reply United States v. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 2:15 pm by Trey Childress
As previously reported here,  the United States Supreme Court recently granted certiorari in the case of Kiobel v. [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 11:35 am by Trey Childress
As was recently reported on this blog, in September the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit entered an important decision in Kiobel v. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 10:06 am by Corporate Action Network
More generally, Kiobel has become shorthand for the notion of corporate accountability. [read post]
23 Mar 2021, 9:00 pm by Samuel Estreicher and Julian Ku
Instead, Chief Justice Roberts emphasized that “United States Law…does not rule the world,” a phrase he first used in his opinion for the Court in Kiobel v. [read post]
10 Sep 2021, 4:39 am by psmoeller
“Pleading general corporate activity is no better,” he wrote. [read post]
24 Mar 2015, 5:15 am by Beth Van Schaack
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (2013), another corporate complicity case involving the extractive industries in Nigeria. [read post]
The views expressed in these posts are those of the authors, and not of the Attorney-General's department or the Australian Government] The decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum is remarkable for a number a reasons. [read post]
15 Jun 2009, 7:07 am
” The case is United Student Aid Fund v. [read post]