Alien Tort Statute : Legislative History and Executive Branch Views.

Traces legislative history of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), also known as the Alien Tort Claims Act, which provides district courts with jurisdiction over any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the U.S. Summarizes select theories to...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Aliens. Judge-made law. International law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book