THE COST OF TERRITORIALITY: JUS COGENS CLAIMS AGAINST CORPORATIONS

In Jesner v. Arab Bank PLC the US Supreme Court held that "foreign corporations may not be defendants in suits brought under the [Alien Tort Statute ("ATS")]," a US federal statute. The ATS states that "[t]he district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil acti...

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Published inCase Western Reserve journal of international law Vol. 50; no. 1-2; pp. 225 - 233
Main Author Doyle, Ursula Tracy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cleveland Case Western Reserve University School of Law 22.03.2018
Case Western Reserve University, School of Law
Subjects
Analysis
Civil actions
Companies
Courts
Defendants
District courts
Diversity jurisdiction
Extraterritoriality
Immunity from prosecution
Jurisdiction
Juristic persons
Jus cogens (International law)
Law
Laws, regulations and rules
Noncitizens
Remedies
State court decisions
Subject matter jurisdiction
Supreme Court decisions
Territoriality
Torts
Treaties
United States > US
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Summary:In Jesner v. Arab Bank PLC the US Supreme Court held that "foreign corporations may not be defendants in suits brought under the [Alien Tort Statute ("ATS")]," a US federal statute. The ATS states that "[t]he district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the US."
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ISSN:0008-7254
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