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23 September 2014

The Alien Tort Statute – when will a claim "touch and concern" the territory of the United States?

In Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum Co, the US Supreme Court held that the presumption against extraterritorial application of US laws applies to claims …
19 April 2013

US Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Alien Tort Statute Action in the Kiobel case

In a much-anticipated decision concerning the reach of the Alien Tort Claims Act ("ATS") to foreign actors, the US Supreme Court has concluded that ATS …
27 September 2012

Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum: a lesson on business and human rights?

On 1 October 2012, the United States Supreme Court will hear further arguments in the case of Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum Co, bringing the issue of …