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U.S. Supreme Court Holds Torture Victim Protection Act Does Not Authorize Suit Against Organizations

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 3 , July 2012 , pp. 668 - 670
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2012

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References

1 28 U.S.C. §1350 note (2006).

2 Mohamad v. Rajoub, 634 F.3d 604 (2011).

3 Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority, 132 S.Ct. 1702 (2012).

4 Id. at 1705; see Liptak, Adam, Justices Limit Suits Under Law on Torture, N.Y. Times, Apr. 19, 2012, at A20Google Scholar; Barnes, Robert, Justices: Only Individuals, Not Groups, Overseas May Be Sued over Torture, Killing, Wash. Post, Apr. 19, 2012, at A3Google Scholar.

5 Mohamad, 132 S.Ct. at 1706-08 (citations omitted).