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- Title
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.: First Impressions.
- Authors
HOFFMAN, PAUL L.
- Abstract
An essay analyzing the judicial decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, is presented. It informs that the Court analyzed the presumption against extraterritoriality of foreign corporation in the U.S. under the provisions of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). It also discusses the judicial opinions in case including Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, Tel-Oren v. Libyan Arab Republic, and Filartiga v. Pena-Irala regarding the corporate complicity claims under ATS.
- Subjects
KIOBEL v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.; SOSA v. Alvarez-Machain; EXTERRITORIALITY lawsuits; UNITED States. Supreme Court; PRESUMPTIONS (Law); CONFLICT of laws; TORTS
- Publication
Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, 2013, Vol 52, Issue 1, p28
- ISSN
0010-1931
- Publication type
Essay