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US legislation
The Alien Tort Statute (codified into positive law in 1948 as 28 U.S.C. § 1350; ATS), also called the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), is a federal law that
Alien_Tort_Statute
2018 United States Supreme Court case
Court which addressed the issue of corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). Plaintiffs alleged that Arab Bank facilitated terrorist attacks
Jesner_v._Arab_Bank,_PLC
Person in a country not having citizenship
person". Alien land laws Alien Tort Statute California Alien Land Law of 1913 Gaijin Laowai Persona non grata Unaccompanied Alien Children "Alien". Britannica
Alien_(law)
British-Chilean dancer and activist (1927–2023)
lawsuit was filed under the Torture Victim Protection Act and the Alien Tort Statute, a federal law that lets American courts try foreign human rights
Joan_Jara
American legal case
law, "the mens rea standard for aiding and abetting liability in Alien Tort Statute actions is purpose rather than knowledge alone." The cased was based
Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy, Inc
Presbyterian_Church_of_Sudan_v._Talisman_Energy,_Inc
Kano trovafloxacin trial litigation
entitled to bring suit against Pfizer in the United States under the Alien Tort Statute. Pfizer subsequently settled the case out of court with a $75 million
Abdullahi_v._Pfizer,_Inc.
2004 United States Supreme Court case
was a United States Supreme Court case involving the Alien Tort Statute and the Federal Tort Claims Act. Many ATS claims were filed after the Second
Sosa_v._Alvarez-Machain
United States court case
the case under the Alien Tort Statute, which grants district courts original jurisdiction to hear tort claims brought by an alien that have been "committed
Filártiga_v._Peña-Irala
Human Rights. With the potential exception for redress under the Alien Tort Statute, corporations are only legally accountable for human rights violations
Corporate accountability for human rights violations
Corporate_accountability_for_human_rights_violations
2004 American military scandal
in Richmond, Virginia, found that an 18th-century law known as the Alien Tort Statute, allowed non-US citizens access to U.S. courts for violations of "the
Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse
Jordanian bank
District of New York in Brooklyn under the Anti-Terrorism Act and Alien Tort Statute in 2004, all of which resulted in decisions in favor of the bank.
Arab_Bank
2021 United States Supreme Court case
628 (2021), is a United States Supreme Court decision regarding the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), which provides federal courts jurisdiction over claims brought
Nestlé_USA,_Inc._v._Doe
Banana producer and distributor company
victims. The case is In Re: Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Alien Tort Statute and Shareholders Derivative Litigation (0:08-md-01916), presided by
Chiquita
American multinational technology company
2011, a group of Falun Gong practitioners filed a lawsuit under the Alien Tort Statute alleging that Cisco knowingly developed and customized its product
Cisco
Time limit for starting legal proceedings
including a tort or contract case. If the statute of limitations expires before a lawsuit is filed, the defendant may raise the statute of limitations
Statute_of_limitations
Mexican physician
issue of whether Álvarez was entitled to remedy, pursuant to the Alien Tort Statute. The Supreme Court held that an illegal detention of a single day
Humberto_Álvarez_Machaín
1999 class action lawsuit in California
of the case, drawing attention for its treatment of claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA). In
Alperin_v._Vatican_Bank
2013 United States Supreme Court case
presumption against extraterritoriality applies to claims under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). According to the Court's majority opinion, "it would reach
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
Kiobel_v._Royal_Dutch_Petroleum_Co.
Topics referred to by the same term
computer program that creates and submits orders to a financial exchange Alien Tort Statute, a US law Antarctic Treaty System, regulating Antarctica Antarctic
ATS
Lawsuits against Shell Nigeria
the Southern District of New York, and charges were made under the Alien Tort Statute, the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1992 and Racketeer Influenced
Wiwa_v._Royal_Dutch_Shell_Co.
Nestlé controversial business practices
"occurred in the Ivory Coast," and American laws, specifically the Alien Tort Statute, could not be applied in an extraterritorial way. At the conclusion
Controversies_of_Nestlé
the Union Oil Company of California under the Alien Tort Claims Act (also known as the Alien Tort Statute), and in October 1996, another fourteen villagers
Doe_v._Unocal_Corp.
2026 United States Supreme Court case
rights of action to remedy violations of international law under the Alien Tort Statute. Furthermore, neither the ATS nor the Torture Victim Protection Act
Cisco_Systems,_Inc._v._Doe
American rubber company
cnn.com. Retrieved 2006-07-30. Bergman, Jessica (2011-01-01). "The Alien Tort Statute and Flomo v. Firestone Natural Rubber Company: The Key to Change in
Firestone Natural Rubber Company
Firestone_Natural_Rubber_Company
Eleventh Circuit case brought by three Salvadoran plaintiffs under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA). These
Arce_v._García
United States law
Doe I, the United States Supreme Court granted cert on whether the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) or TVPA allows a judicially-implied private right of action
Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991
Torture_Victim_Protection_Act_of_1991
2008 Californian lawsuit by Nigerian citizens
to villagers." The plaintiffs raised several federal claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act, the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991, and the Racketeer
Bowoto_v._Chevron_Corp.
Non-extradition abduction of citizens
involved under the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Alien Tort Statute. The lower courts found some liability under the Alien Tort Statute for the Mexican collaborator
Extraterritorial_abduction
American attorney and activist (born 1963)
"The Impact of 'Kiobel' Curtailing the Extraterritorial Scope of the Alien Tort Statute" (PDF). Wall Street Lawyer. 17 (7): 3–10. Conway, George; Ku, Julian
George_Conway
Country in West Africa
Nigerian's suspension from the Commonwealth. Lawsuits under the American Alien Tort Statute against Royal Dutch Shell and Brian Anderson, the head of Shell's
Nigeria
1976 United States federal law
Argentina in federal court claiming that Argentina's actions violated the Alien Tort Statute 28 U.S.C. § 1350 and general admiralty law. Because the Court found
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
Foreign_Sovereign_Immunities_Act
American-Liberian war criminal (born 1978)
Florida on behalf of five of Taylor Jr.'s victims pursuant to the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victims Protection Act. The plaintiffs won by a default
Charles_McArther_Emmanuel
President of Bolivia (1993–1997; 2002–2003)
and was held liable in the US for extrajudicial killings under the Alien Tort Statute. Sánchez de Lozada's ancestors include Daniel Sánchez Bustamante,
Gonzalo_Sánchez_de_Lozada
US nonprofit pursuing human-rights accountability
principal statutes: the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) (also known as the Alien Tort Claims Act) and the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA). These statutes grant
Center for Justice and Accountability
Center_for_Justice_and_Accountability
Human rights lawsuit
Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer dismissed the plaintiffs' claims under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) and the Torture Victim Protection Act, finding they were political
Doe_v._Exxon_Mobil_Corp.
2026 United States Supreme Court case
706(2), the INA's inspection and asylum-eligibility provisions, the Alien Tort Statute, and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. The district court
Mullin_v._Al_Otro_Lado
Filipino activist (1950–1973)
into trial, although the jurisdiction was established in 1789 by the Alien Tort Statute. In 1986, the court initially dismissed the case, referring to the
Liliosa_Hilao
Germany for damages in the United States. The plaintiffs sued under the Alien Tort Statute, a 1789 U.S. law often invoked in human rights cases. Their proposed
Herero and Nama genocide reparations
Herero_and_Nama_genocide_reparations
Topics referred to by the same term
Alien Tort Claims Act, a United States law which provides redress for violations of customary international law. Also known as the Alien Tort Statute
Atca
against humanity and responsible for the death of her brother under the Alien Tort Statute. Fernández Larios was ordered to pay Cabello-Barrueto, her mother
Zita_Cabello-Barrueto
liberties without due process. These are seen to be in violation of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), the Fifth and Eighth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the
Rasul_v._Rumsfeld
Ugandan LGBT rights activist (born 1979)
SMUG represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights using the Alien Tort Statute to sue American evangelist Scott Lively for crimes against humanity
Frank_Mugisha
US Supreme Court justice since 2018
circuit court later found that the corporation could be sued under the Alien Tort Statute of 1789. Kavanaugh wrote for unanimous three-judge district courts
Brett_Kavanaugh
Turkish mobile phone operator
the case in October 2012 pending a US Supreme Court decision on the Alien Tort Statute, the U.S. human rights law on which Turkcell's suit is based. "Investor
Turkcell
US nonprofit legal advocacy organization
Peña-Irala (1980): Filártiga established a precedent for the use of the Alien Tort Statute to allow foreign victims of human rights abuses to seek justice in
Center for Constitutional Rights
Center_for_Constitutional_Rights
Civil litigation in a federal court in San Francisco, California
complaint, the plaintiffs sought to hold defendants liable under the Alien Tort Statute (28 U.S.C. § 1350), the Torture Victims Protection Act (28 U.S.C.
Xiaoning et al v. Yahoo! Inc, et al
Xiaoning_et_al_v._Yahoo!_Inc,_et_al
Antibiotic
entitled to bring suit against Pfizer in the United States under the Alien Tort Statute. A US$75 million settlement with the State of Kano was reached on
Trovafloxacin
Banned Ugandan LGBT advocacy group
Rights initiated legal action in U.S. Federal District Court using the Alien Tort Statute to sue American evangelist Scott Lively for crimes against humanity
Sexual_Minorities_Uganda
US bill
had also created a civil offense against the law of nations in the Alien Tort Statute of the Judiciary Act of 1789. Several offenses were limited to acts
Crimes_Act_of_1790
Nigerian social rights activist (1941–1995)
its Nigerian operation. The cases were brought under the Alien Tort Statute, a 1789 statute giving non-US citizens the right to file suits in US courts
Ken_Saro-Wiwa
American judge (born 1939)
Arab Bank, PLC Alien Tort Statute Litigation, 808 F.3d 144 (2d Cir. 2015): Sack, writing for the panel, held that the Alien Tort Statute did not confer
Robert_D._Sack
2014 United States Supreme Court case
War gave rise to claims under the Alien Tort Statute, the Torture Victim Protection Act, and California state tort law. District Judge Ronald M. Whyte
Daimler_AG_v._Bauman
Colombian drug traffic
crimes and crimes against humanity. The case was brought under the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim Protection Act. On November 9, 2011, Macaco
Carlos_Mario_Jiménez
US law establishing federal court system
included the Alien Tort Statute, now codified as 28 U.S.C. § 1350, which provides jurisdiction in the district courts over lawsuits by aliens for torts in violation
Judiciary_Act_of_1789
wife Yu Ling sued Yahoo! under human rights laws, specifically the Alien Torts Statute (28 U.S.C. § 1350) and Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (TVPA)
Yahoo_litigation
American multinational law firm
the pleading requirements for plaintiffs stating a claim under the Alien Tort Statute. In 2020, Jones Day provided counsel to Wikimedia Foundation in a
Jones_Day
Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean airstrikes
months ago (2026-01-27) Docket nos. 1:26-cv-10364 Court membership Judge sitting Leo T. Sorokin Keywords Death on the High Seas Act Alien Tort Statute
United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
United_States_strikes_on_alleged_drug_traffickers_during_Operation_Southern_Spear
Individuals' control of their identity for commercial uses
In common law jurisdictions, publicity rights fall into the realm of the tort of passing off. There are two main camps of theory regarding publicity rights
Personality_rights
American retired federal judge (born 1949)
strike could not sue under the Torture Victims Protection Act nor the Alien Tort Statute because the attack was not justiciable. However she wrote a separate
Janice_Rogers_Brown
Acts of robbery or criminality at sea
Roger L. (November 25, 2012). "Private Security Liability under the Alien Tort Statute". piracy-law.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012.
Piracy
Concept in law
extraterritoriality has changed over the years, however. For example, the Alien Tort Statute of 1789 allows foreign citizens in the United States to bring cases
Extraterritorial_jurisdiction
American diplomat (1935–2018)
In January, 2010, Lyman weighed in in opposition to using the U.S. Alien Tort Statute in federal court to gain reparations for South African workers, from
Princeton_Lyman
Multinational telecommunications company based in South Africa
the case in October 2012 pending a US Supreme Court decision on the Alien Tort Statute, the US human rights law on which Turkcell's suit is based. In May
MTN_Group
American legal scholar (born 1967)
"Beyond Formalism in Foreign Affairs: A Functional Approach to the Alien Tort Statute". Supreme Court Review. 2004. SSRN 652141. Archived from the original
John_Yoo
American lawyer and business executive
Compliance as a Foreign Policy Tool. His work on the application of the Alien Tort Statute was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in its analyses of potential liability
Elliot_Schrage
CIA torture victim
2007. Bashmilah joined a civil suit filed under the United States' Alien Tort Statute, with the assistance of the American Civil Liberties Union. Al Rawi
Mohamed_Farag_Bashmilah
Respect for acts between political entities
enforced by the court of another member state. Act of state doctrine Alien Tort Statute Conflicts of Law Enforcement of foreign judgments Forum non conveniens
Comity
Legal action by victims of Nazi persecution against banks of Switzerland
ISBN 978-3-9520503-5-4. Mulligan, Stephen (January 11, 2022). "The Alien Tort Statute: A Primer" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved Aug 27
World Jewish Congress lawsuit against Swiss banks
World_Jewish_Congress_lawsuit_against_Swiss_banks
American lawyer (born 1962)
Nisoor Square in Baghdad, alleged Blackwater had violated the federal Alien Tort Statute by committing extrajudicial killing and war crimes, and that the company
Susan_L._Burke
American lawyer
in major law reviews. His article "The Historical Origins of the Alien Tort Statute: A Response to the Originalists" in the Hastings Law Journal has been
Bill_Dodge
Chilean folk singer and activist (1932–1973)
punishment; extrajudicial killing; and crimes against humanity under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), and of torture and extrajudicial killing under the Torture
Víctor_Jara
American attorney (1953–2018)
Oxford University Press. Caron's articles include the following: 'The Alien Tort Statute: An Overview of Current Issues' (2010) 28 Berkeley Journal of International
David_Caron
against Drummond and the Colombian managers of the company under the Alien Tort Statute. The crimes that were claimed to be committed violated the International
Estate of Rodriquez v. Drummond Co.
Estate_of_Rodriquez_v._Drummond_Co.
American federal judge (born 1944)
Guantanamo Bay detention camp could not sue the government under the Alien Tort Statute, the Geneva Conventions, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Karen_L._Henderson
Canadian legal decision
foreign country of a corporation—a private entity—and not a state. Alien Tort Statute Corporate social responsibility Here, Justice Abella refers to the
Nevsun_Resources_Ltd_v_Araya
Esther's lawyers brought forward an Alien Tort Statute claim, the legal statute that gives federal courts jurisdiction over tort claims filed by foreign nationals
Esther_Kiobel
to serve his life sentence. Africa portal Human rights in Ethiopia Alien Tort Statute Rice, Andrew (2006-06-04). "The Long Interrogation". The New York
Kelbessa_Negewo
American feminist scholar and legal activist (born 1946)
York City on August 10, 2000. The lawsuit (under the United States' Alien Tort Statute) established forced prostitution and forced impregnation when based
Catharine_A._MacKinnon
American judge (born 1940)
Domestic Adjudication of International Human Rights Violations Under the Alien Tort Statute, 41 St. Louis U. L.J. 539 (1997). Sharon E. Grubin and John M. Walker
John_M._Walker_Jr.
American professor and lecturer (born 1960)
body scanners,” as well as the Kiobel litigation to preserve the Alien Tort Statute as a corporate accountability remedy. He is a frequent keynote speaker
Chip_Pitts
California statute
The California Alien Land Law of 1913 (also known as the Webb–Haney Act) prohibited "aliens ineligible for citizenship" from owning agricultural land or
California Alien Land Law of 1913
California_Alien_Land_Law_of_1913
Danish-American law professor
Issue #11 (2019) Post-Jesner Climate Change Litigation under the Alien Tort Statute, Vol. 44 no. S Colum. J. Envtl. L. 395 (2019) Trophy Hunting – A Relic
Myanna_Dellinger
Burmese human rights activist
legal strategy utilizing the U.S. Alien Tort Statute of 1789, which says that "federal courts have jurisdiction for torts that occur in violation of the
Ka_Hsaw_Wa
respondents improperly sought extraterritorial application of the Alien Tort Statute, as the petitioner's domestic conduct – investing in and doing business
List of court cases in the United States involving slavery
List_of_court_cases_in_the_United_States_involving_slavery
American judge (born 1951)
deceased Mexican national sued the United States under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) and the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and also brought Fourth Amendment
M._Margaret_McKeown
Scandal arising from the disclosure of financial misdeeds
Retrieved November 1, 2011. "In re Chiquita Brands International Inc. Alien Tort Statute and Shareholder Derivative Litigation" (PDF). University of Denver
Accounting_scandal
American activist, author, and attorney (born 1957)
behalf of a gay rights group, Sexual Minorities Uganda, under the Alien Tort Statute. The lawsuit accused Lively of violating international law by conspiring
Scott_Lively
Puerto Rican judge (born 1940)
in violation of customary international law cognizable under the Alien Tort Statute. Ricci v. DeStefano, 530 F.3d 88 (2d Cir 2008): In a dissenting opinion
José_A._Cabranes
Ukrainian politician (born 1964)
December 2011 against his (Ukrainian) prosecutors, made possible by the Alien Tort Statute, for "illegal arrest and arbitrarily prolonged detention". On 27 February
Yuriy_Lutsenko
Court unanimously agreed (albeit for different reasons) that the Alien Tort Statute did not allow a foreign citizen to sue a foreign corporation in an
List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Roberts Court
List_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_cases_by_the_Roberts_Court
American judge (born 1948)
strike could not sue under the Torture Victims Protection Act nor the Alien Tort Statute because the attack raised a political question. Huvelle is married
Ellen_Segal_Huvelle
rights of action to remedy violations of international law under the Alien Tort Statute; neither the ATS nor the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 cover
List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 609
List_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_cases,_volume_609
Spanish lawyer
successfully litigated more than a dozen civil cases brought under the Alien Tort Statute and criminal cases in Europe under the Principle of Universal Jurisdiction
Almudena_Bernabeu
1994 massacre in Raboteau Gonaïves, Haiti
Dorelien just before his deportation. The suit was brought under the Alien Tort Statute seeking civil damages for the deaths of plaintiff Marie Jean’s husband
Raboteau_massacre
of office saw the out-of-court settlement of lawsuits under the US Alien Tort Statute against Royal Dutch Shell and Brian Anderson, the head of Shell's
History_of_Nigeria
Ethiopian-British Guantanamo detainee
assistance of the American Civil Liberties Union under the United States' Alien Tort Statute against Jeppesen Dataplan, which had operated the planes that carried
Binyam_Mohamed
American judge (1946–2024)
not bring a civil lawsuit against government officials under the Alien Tort Statute or the Geneva Conventions for alleged torture and mistreatment. Urbina
Ricardo_M._Urbina
Academic journal
HeinOnline David Cole, Jules Lobel and Harold Hongju Koh, Interpreting the Alien Tort Statute: Amicus Curiae Memorandum of International Law Scholars and Practitioners
Hastings International and Comparative Law Review
Hastings_International_and_Comparative_Law_Review
American lawyer
USA, Inc. v. Doe, which examined the scope and application of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), Republic of Hungary v. Simon, which examined the application
Marik_String
presumption against extraterritoriality applies to claims under the Alien Tort Statute. Missouri v. McNeely 569 U.S. 141 2013 The fact that blood-alcohol
List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 569
List_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_cases,_volume_569
ALIEN TORT-STATUTE
ALIEN TORT-STATUTE
Male
English
Variant spelling of Middle English Aldin, ALDEN means "old friend."Â Or from the surname Alden, having several possible meanings: "old hill," "high castle" or "high town."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a tor or rocky hilltop (Old English torr, of Celtic origin), or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word, for example Torre or Torr in Devon, where the surname is frequent.English : nickname for someone thought to resemble a bull, Anglo-Norman French tor (Latin taurus).English : perhaps a habitational name from a minor place in Fife.
Female
Hebrew
(תּï‹×¨Ö¸×”) Hebrew name TORA means "bible, holy scripture." Compare with another form of Tora.
Male
Scandinavian
 Variant spelling of Scandinavian Tor, TORE means "Thor" or "thunder." Compare with another form of Tore.
Female
French
 Contracted form of French Adeline, ALINE means "little noble." Compare with another form of Aline.
Male
Romanian
Romanian name, possibly derived from the word alina, ALIN means "to soothe."Â
Male
Japanese
(å¾¹)Â Japanese name TORU means "penetrating; wayfarer." Compare with another form of Toru.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Aileen, ALEEN means "little Eve."Â
Girl/Female
Celtic Dutch
Fair, good-looking. Feminine of Allen or.
Female
Scandinavian
Short form of Scandinavian Tordis, TORD means "Thor's goddess" or "Thor's woman."
Female
Native American
Variant spelling of Native American Mapuche Aylen, AILEN means "clear" or "happiness."
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name LIEN means "lotus flower."
Male
English
English variant spelling of Celtic Alan, possibly ALEN means "little rock."Â
Male
Italian
 Italian short form of Latin Salvatore, TORE means "savior." Compare with another form of Tore.
Female
Hebrew
(תּï‹×¨Ö´×™) Hebrew name TORI means "my turtledove." Compare with another form of Tori.
Female
Scandinavian
 Feminine form of Scandinavian Tor, TORA means "Thor" or "thunder."
Female
English
(Hebrew תּï‹×¨Ö´×™): English short form of Latin Victoria, TORI means "conqueror" or "victory." Compare with another form of Tori.
Male
English
English variant spelling of Norman French Alvin, ALVEN means "elf friend."
Female
English
 Variant spelling of English Aileen, ALINE means "little Eve." Compare with another form of Aline.
Male
English
English variant spelling of Celtic Alan, possibly ALLEN means "little rock."Â
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