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  1. The Reargument Order in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum and Its Potential Implications for Transnational Human Rights Cases

    ... whether the question of corporate civil liability under the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”) is a merits question or a question of subject ...

    10/15/2014 - 11:50am

  2. World Court Orders Belgium to Cancel an Arrest Warrant Issued Against the Congolese Foreign Minister

    ... violations of the law of nations (e.g., under the U.S. Alien Tort Claims Act). Civil deposition subpoenas issued in such cases carry the ...

    10/15/2014 - 11:50am

  3. Supreme Court Preview: The Samantar Case and the Immunity of Foreign Government Officials

    ... suit for compensatory and punitive damages under the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim Protection Act. [3] They allege ...

    10/15/2014 - 11:50am

  4. Alien Tort Claims Act Proceeding Against Robert Mugabe

    ... by Zimbabwean nationals seeking civil damages under the U.S. Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA). The suit alleges that Mugabe orchestrated violence by ...

    10/15/2014 - 11:50am

  5. Customary International Law: What is its Role in the U.S. Legal System?

    ... of contexts in U.S. courts, including civil suits under the Alien Tort Statute, the review of military commission proceedings in the "war on ...

    10/23/2013 - 1:27pm