Congressional Research Service: 'Alien Tort Statute - Primer' (Part 1 of 2)
January 13, 2022
January 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44947) on Jan. 11, 2022, entitled "The Alien Tort Statute: A Primer" by legislative attorney Stephen P. Mulligan:
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Summary
Passed by the First Congress as part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), in its current form, provides the following: "The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alie . . .
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Summary
Passed by the First Congress as part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), in its current form, provides the following: "The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alie . . .