Alien Tort Statute
Supreme Court Denies Cert Petition in Jawad
Russell Spivak Thu, May 18, 2017, 11:04 AM
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court denied Mohammed Jawad’s petition for certiorari.
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Alien Tort Statute
Former Guantanamo Detainee Petitions for Certiorari Seeking Redress for Alleged Torture
Russell Spivak Thu, May 4, 2017, 11:34 AM
A review of recent updates in the case of Mohammed Jawad, a former Guantanamo detainee who is suing the government over his alleged torture.
Alien Tort Statute
Doe v. Nestle ATS Case Dismissed (Again)
John Bellinger Thu, Mar 16, 2017, 10:31 AM
The long-running Alien Tort Statute suit against Nestle, Archer Daniels Midland, and Cargill for allegedly aiding and abetting child slave labor in the Cote d’Ivoire—Doe v Nestle—has once again been dismissed.
Alien Tort Statute
The Alien Tort Statute and the Morrison “Focus” Test: Still Disagreement After RJR Nabisco
John Bellinger, Andy Wang Tue, Feb 21, 2017, 1:02 PM
Last month, the Fifth Circuit issued a split opinion in Adhikari v. Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., representing the first ATS case to be decided post-RJR Nabisco. The opinion, issued over a vigorous dissent, suggests that it may be premature to say that RJR Nabisco resolves the circuit split over the interpretation of “touch and concern.”
Alien Tort Statute
Jawad v. Gates: Former Guantanamo Detainee Seeks Redress Under the Alien Tort Statute
Helen Klein Murillo Tue, Feb 23, 2016, 7:24 AM
An outline of the legal issues in the D.C. District Court's order in Jawad and Jawad's appellate brief.
Alien Tort Statute
Corporate Liability and the ATS: Arab Bank Appeal Continues to Define Kiobel Legacy
Sarah Freuden, Alex Zerden Wed, Dec 16, 2015, 3:08 PM
At a time of heightened concern over a new wave of terrorism financing threats, the decade-long Arab Bank terrorism financing litigation took another turn this week when the Second Circuit denied several thousand terrorism victims the right to pursue claims against the Jordan-based Arab Bank PLC in U.S. federal court.
Alien Tort Statute
Former CIA Detainees Sue CIA Contractors Under The Alien Tort Statute For Alleged Torture
Robert Loeb, David Ryan Tue, Nov 10, 2015, 9:54 AM
A new Alient Tort Statute lawsuit goes after CIA contractor psychologists for helping design and implement the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation techniques.”
Book Reviews
"International Law in the U.S. Legal System, 2nd Edition," by Curtis A. Bradley
Book Review Editor Mon, May 4, 2015, 1:40 PM
Published by Oxford UP (Paperback 2015)
Reviewed by Kenneth Anderson
Alien Tort Statute: Litigation
Judge Scheindlin Dismisses Remaining ATS Claims Against Ford and IBM in Long-running Apartheid Litigation
John Bellinger Sat, Aug 30, 2014, 1:44 PM
As Lawfare readers may have seen from press reports, on Thursday, SDNY Judge Shira Scheindlin dismissed the Alien Tort Statute suit against Ford Motor Company and IBM in connection with their business activities in Apartheid-era South Africa, thus ending the granddaddy of all ATS litigation and what may have been the largest, longest-running, and most expensive lawfare battle in history.
India
DC District Court Fails to Recognize Official Acts Immunity for Former Indian Prime Minister
John Bellinger Sun, Aug 24, 2014, 1:36 PM
On August 19, Judge Boasberg of the DC District Court ruled that former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh enjoys immunity from suit for alleged human rights abuses of Sikhs in India while he was Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014, based on a Suggestion of Immunity submitted by the Executive branch.