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Alien Tort Statute

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A quick definition of Alien Tort Statute:

The Alien Tort Statute (ATS) is a law that allows people from other countries to sue in US courts if they were hurt by someone breaking international laws or treaties. However, the Supreme Court has said that the violation must have happened in the US. The law can be used to sue both people and companies, but not governments. The violation must be a specific and important international law. Some courts have disagreed on whether companies can be sued under the ATS. Recently, the Supreme Court said that foreign companies cannot be sued under the ATS, and that there must be a connection between the company's actions in the US and the violation for the lawsuit to go forward.

A more thorough explanation:

The Alien Tort Statute (ATS) is a law in the United States that allows foreign citizens to sue in U.S. courts for violations of international law. The law gives federal courts the power to hear cases where an alien (a non-U.S. citizen) claims that they were harmed by a violation of international law or a treaty of the United States.

For example, if a foreign citizen is tortured or killed by a U.S. corporation or government official in another country, they may be able to sue in a U.S. court under the ATS.

However, the Supreme Court has limited the scope of the ATS in recent years. In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., the Court ruled that the ATS only applies to violations of international law that occur within the United States. In Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC, the Court held that the ATS cannot be used to sue foreign corporations. And in Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe, the Court ruled that there must be a connection between a corporation's domestic conduct and the alleged violation of international law for the ATS to apply.

Despite these limitations, the ATS remains an important tool for holding individuals and corporations accountable for human rights abuses and other violations of international law.

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babycat
11:15
lol live ur truth
11:15
ASU at 154 is damn good
11:15
154 scholly
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
11:15
It is shitty that was a pattern of behavior but I am glad someone is finally standing up for themselves. Like I can be a pretty rigid butthole guy when it comes to getting stuff but a complete lack of empathy or situational awareness shown by the school and their staff is mind blowing. When I was talking about it in the office they all thought I was lying cause it sounds so crazy.
Dkk
11:16
@babycat: ahh link me something. Idk what you are talking about with GTown and mothers and all that.
11:16
Idk if any of you watch UFC but one time interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall won a fight and said on the mic afterwards “if you feel scared to do something, that’s a pretty good sign you should just go fucking do it” and I believe that applies very much to people wondering if they should R&R. Sure you can but why not just see what happens now?
babycat
11:16
School fucked up so bad they got hellwoods to sign a petition
11:16
Ive also heard their career center is awful too, I think its why it will never be anything but 14-15
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:17
@Dkk: i think a law student was pregnant and due to give birth a few days before finals and they refused to accomodate her
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:17
accommodate*
11:17
@Mostlylegal: yeah and i was thinking fuck it just go party for three years but i got other options and need to start building, top law schools were worth that 3 year pause but i am not sure i can do that for asu and their outcomes
11:19
Also I just got diagnosed with ADHD is it stupid if I dont take the test again now that Im medicated?
Dkk
11:19
She offered to take it early? Should have given her that one. Remote I can understand saying no to but taking it early, yes.
babycat
11:20
big things coming for babycat. I own a resistance band now
concorde
11:20
@renard99: jones needs to take this advice and fight aspinall
11:21
is that what they are calling punk rock bands these days?
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
11:21
@babycat: did you get a booboo or just trying to do more workouts at home?
11:21
@Mostlylegal: I jumped six points after beginning adhd meds. Might be worth it
Dkk
11:22
Just an hour and 38 minutes left before I can ask Kayle in LSAT Demon to marry me. I take these AMA's seriously.
11:22
@concorde: “I will retire Jon Jones without even fighting him” hardest thing anyone in the UFC ever said
m10
11:23
i spelled her fucking name wrong lmfao, Kaley. Lmfao.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
11:24
It was years ago but it was a lower card fight, dude didn't speak good english and they tried asking him his plan, he was like "punch him" they tried to get more info pushing it again and he said "punch him hard" and pointed at his forehead.... I don't remember the results of the fight but dude had a solid plan.
babycat
11:24
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: no booboo I’m just trying to increase flexibility a little. I feel like if u develop too much muscle on ur legs and don’t stretch they get tight
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:26
my hips are so tight its acc miserable
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
11:26
@babycat: got to keep those legs flexible so you don't pull anything, I need to get back into yoga to release and stretch out tension in my muscles. Stretching is where I fail the most with fitness
11:26
This song came out today and I think I legit have listened to it like 50
11:26
Times already
1a2b3c4d26z
11:26
Need to stretch more
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