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Kiobel and Others v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. and Others

United States of America.  17 April 2013 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Jurisdiction — Extraterritoriality — United States domestic law — Alien Tort Statute 1789 — The law of nations — Causes of action — Application to violations of specific, universal and obligatory international norms only — Violation of safe conduct, infringements of rights of ambassadors, and piracy — Presumption against extraterritorial application of statutes — Rebuttal of presumption against extraterritorial application — Clear congressional intent for extraterritorial application required to rebut presumption — Whether generic terms such as “any” and “every” sufficient to connote intended extraterritorial application — Whether use of term “tort” and transitory tort doctrine rebutting presumption — Comity — Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain — Universal jurisdiction — Whether claims touching and concerning United States with sufficient force to displace presumption — Whether corporate presence alone sufficient — Circumstances for finding of jurisdiction

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Jurisdiction — Claims in courts of one State for alleged violations of international law in the territory of another State — Alien Tort Statute 1789 — The law of the United States

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© Cambridge University Press 2016

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