#NationBuilding Alien Tort Statute The Alien Tort Statute - TopicsExpress



          

#NationBuilding Alien Tort Statute The Alien Tort Statute (ATS) is a single sentence in the Judiciary Act of 1789, the 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 United States. The ATS ... clearly established a federal jurisdiction for civil tort action against pirates and foreign diplomats. The ATS grants federal courts jurisdiction over three common law torts as violations of international law: acts of piracy, violations of safe conducts, and interference with the rights of ambassadors.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:20:36 +0000

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