Corporate,
International Law,
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct. 2, 2017
Alien Tort Statute should preclude corporate liability
On Oct. 11, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in a case which asks whether corporations, as opposed to natural persons, may be sued for violations of international law under the Alien Tort Statute. The answer should be no — at least without further direction from Congress.
Josh McDaniel
Associate
Horvitz & Levy LLP
Appellate Law
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UCLA Law School
Josh is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Horvitz & Levy LLP, a firm specializing in civil appeals. He helps to supervise Harvard Law School's Religious Freedom Clinic. The views expressed here are his own.
OCTOBER 2017 TERM
On Oct. 11, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in Jesner v. Arab Bank PLC, which presents the question whether corporations, as opposed to natural persons, may be sued for violations of international law under the Alien Tort Statute. The answer should be no — at least without further direction from Congress.
Enacted as part of the Judiciary Act of 1789, the...
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