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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

John R. Crook
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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 106 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 169 - 175
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2012

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References

1 28 U.S.C. §1350.

2 28 U.S.C. §1350, note 2(a).

3 Kiobel v.Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 621 F.3d 111 (2d Cir. 2011); see Crook, John R., Contemporary Practice of the United States, 105 AJIL 122, 142 (2011) [Find Full Text] [Google Scholar]; Chimne I. Keitner, Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum: Another Round in the Fight over Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute, ASIL Insights, Sept. 30, 2010.

4 Mohamad v. Rajoub, 634 F.3d 604, 608 (D.C. Cir. 2011) (“We reject the [plaintiffs] argument because the structure of the TVPA confirms what the plain text of the statute shows: The Congress used the word individual to denote only natural persons.).

5 Adam Liptak, Two Human Rights Cases on Supreme Court Docket, N.Y. Times, Oct. 18, 2011, at B1; Robert Barnes, Supreme Court to Review Free-Speech Case, Wash. Post, Oct. 18, 2011, at A2.

6 Available at http://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/10-01491qp.pdf.

7 Available at http://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/11-00088qp.pdf.

8 UN Press Release No. GA 11175, General Assembly Fills Vacancies on International Law Commission, Committee for Programme and Coordination (Nov. 17, 2011), at http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/gal1175.doc.htm.

9 In addition to the eight ILC members from the WEOG, nine experts were elected from African states, eight from Asia, three from Eastern Europe, and six from Latin American and the Caribbean.

10 Crook, John R., Contemporary Practice of the United States, 103 AJIL 741, 775 (2009) [Find Full Text] [Google Scholar].

11 U.S. Dep’t of State Press Release No. 2011 /1927, President Obama Submits Port State Measures Agreement to Senate (Nov. 14, 2001), at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/ll/177154.htm.

12 Agreement Regarding the Application of Competition Laws, Sept. 23, 1991, U.S.-Eur. Commn, 30 ILM 1487 (1991), available at http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:21995A0427(01):EN:HTML.

13 U.S. Dep’t of Justice Press Release No. 11-1364, United States and European Union Antitrust Agencies Issue Revised Best Practices for Coordinating Merger Reviews (Oct. 14, 2011), at http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011October/1l-at-1364.html.

14 U.S. Dep’t of Justice Press Release No. 11-1212, United States and Belgium Sign Agreement to Prevent and Combat Serious Crime (Sept. 20, 1011), at http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/September/11-ag-1212.html.

15 See section above: U.S. Troops Leaving Iraq, Fulfilling Withdrawal Deadline Agreed to in 2008.

16 Liz Sly, U.S. General Predicts Unrest in Iraq, Wash. Post, Nov. 22, 2011, at A10.

17 U.S. Dep’t of State Press Release No. 2011/1672, Iraq: U.S. Diplomatic Mission and Security Personnel for 2012 (Taken Question) (Oct. 5, 2011), at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/20U/10/175059.htm.

18 578 F.3d 1052 (9th Cir. 2009); see Crook, John R., Contemporary Practice of the United States, 102 AJIL 346, 349 (2008) [Find Full Text] [CrossRef] [Google Scholar], 103 AJIL 741, 743 (2009).

19 629 F.3d 901 (9th Cir. 2010); see Crook, John R., Contemporary Practice of the United States, 105 AJIL 333, 354 (2011) [Find Full Text] [Google Scholar].

20 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 22526, at 3 (9th Cir. Nov. 7, 2011).

21 Benjamin Weiser, Court Hears Claim that an Arms Sting Lureda Russian, N.Y. Times, Oct. 13, 2011, at A22; Colum Lynch, Russian on Trial Before N.Y. Jury in Arms Case, Wash. Post, Oct. 13, 2011, at A4; Noah Rosenberg, Guilty Verdict for Russian in Arms Trial, N.Y. Times, Nov. 3, 2011, at A22.

22 Crook, John R., Contemporary Practice of the United States, 104 AJIL 654, 677 (2010) [Find Full Text] [Google Scholar], 105 AJIL 122, 149 (2011).

23 U.S. Dep’t of Justice Press Release No. 11-1442, International Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Convicted in New York of Terrorism Crimes (Nov. 2, 2011), at http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/November/11-ag-1442.html.

24 U.S. Dep’t of Justice Press Release No. 11-1332, State Department Employee Indicted on Domestic Battery Charges for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Oct. 6, 2011), at http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/October/11-crm-1332.html.