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ALIEN TORT STATUTE 

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    • April 17, 2013

The Alien Tort Statute does not allow federal courts to recognize a cause of action for violations of the law of nations occurring within the territory of a sovereign other than the United States.
U.S. Supreme Court. Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, No. 10-1491. » Continue Reading.
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