Alien Tort Statute

The Supreme Court reheard arguments in Koibel v. Royal Dutch Shell this past week.  I discussed this case on this blog back in February.  The issue before the court now is whether the alien tort statute can be used when the parties and the case have no connection to the United States. 

http://www.npr.org/2012/10/01/162110683/high-court-takes-up-human-rights-on-first-day-back

Previous Posts on the Alien Tort Statute:

http://koehlerlegal.blogspot.com/2012/03/alien-tort-statute-revisited.html
http://koehlerlegal.blogspot.com/2012/02/corporate-liability-under-alien-tort.html

s/ Kurt Koehler
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