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The Alien Tort Statute (codified in 1948 as 28 U.S.C. § 1350; ATS), also called the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), is a section in the United States Code that gives federal courts jurisdiction over lawsuits filed by foreign nationals for torts committed in violation of international law.
On the Alien Tort Statute claim, the Court unanimously ruled that it did not create a separate ground of suit for violations of the law of nations. Instead, it was intended only to give courts jurisdiction over violations accepted by the civilized world and defined with specificity comparable to the features of the 18th-century paradigms ...
Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. , 569 U.S. 108 (2013), was a United States Supreme Court decision in which the court found that the presumption against extraterritoriality applies to claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act .
The Sosa test requires that under the Alien Tort Statute, the violated international law norm must be "specific, universal, and obligatory." [ 15 ] Sotomayor writes that this requirement is inapposite to the question of corporate liability, however, because it applies to the substantive prohibition in question, not mechanisms for enforcement.
Piracy is an illegally copying of protected content that infringes on the owner's copyright, costing them a potential sale. Piracy is an illegally copying of protected content that infringes on ...
Pages in category "Alien Tort Statute case law" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Report the incident – Be sure to contact law enforcement as soon as possible after the attack happens. Start with your local authorities and follow their directive on contacting the FBI or other ...
On its face, the r/piracy subreddit is an online forum for discussing the topic of digital piracy, but it can lead to the sharing of illegal content. Westend61/Getty Images