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Student Project: Alien Tort Statute: Current Awareness

A concise but comprehensive guide exploring the origins and the evolution of the ATS.

Opinio Juris Blog

Guest Post: Is the Alien Tort Statute Headed Back to the Supreme Court? by William S. Dodge
Mini-Symposium: James Stewart’s The Turn to Corporate Criminal Liability for International Crimes–Transcending the Alien Tort Statute
Kiobel and the Resurgence of the Traditional Bases of Jurisdiction in the Alien Tort Statute by Kenneth Anderson

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Lawfare Blog
Covering the latest news reports and updates on the ATS
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ABA Journal

9th Circuit Resurrects Alien Tort Suit Claiming Companies Aided Child Slavery Overseas
By Debra Cassens Weiss
SCOTUS Limits the Alien Tort Statute, Slowing Suits Against U.S. Companies for Action Overseas
By Mark Walsh
Human Rights Groups Condemn Supreme Court Decision Tossing Alien Tort Suit by Nigerian Nationals
By Debra Cassens Weiss

Pace International Law Review Blog

Supreme Court Limits Use of Alien Tort Statute by Andrew Paliotta

Tamil Tigers Supporter Gets His Day in Court by Isaias Pedraza

The Freedom To Torture by Rana Marie Abihabib

Keeping the War on Terror Out of U.S. Federal Courts by Michael Giordano

International Law Professors Blog