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A Question of Accountability: The Clinic’s Take on the Alien Tort Statute
Note: this article was written by Cara Solomon and originally published in Harvard Law Bulletin A Question of Accountability In a Supreme Court case, the International Human Rights Clinic argues that… more →
International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School
Submissions Sought: AJIL Agora on Human Rights Litigation after Kiobel
wrote 3 days ago: Call for AJIL Agora Submissions: Transnational Human Rights Litigation After Kiobel The American Jou … more →
Ex-Employer Wants Would-Be Whistleblower’s Appeal Dismissed In Light of the US Supreme Court’s Ruling Over Alien Tort Statute Claims
wrote 5 days ago: In light of the US Supreme Court’s decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum Co., the attorn … more →
Thomas Jefferson Disagrees with the Supreme Court's Decision in Kiobel
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wrote 1 week ago: In 1792, Thomas Jefferson, as the first Secretary of State, made note of complaints that had been lo … more →
US Supreme Court decision could deny justice for Bougainville
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Court reinforces pro-multinational decision UPI The U.S. Supreme Court Monday ruled for a powerful m … more →
Kiobel Postscript
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Further to my earlier analysis here, there was one other remarkable detail in the U.S. Supreme Court … more →
Kiobel's Bowman Problem: Where the Legislature Has Enacted Laws to Defend the U.S. Government's Interests, the Presumption Against Extraterritoriality Does Not Apply
wrote 3 weeks ago: Last week, in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, et al., the Supreme Court deviated from its prior two … more →
Kiobel vs Shell: blow to promoting human rights in business
wrote 3 weeks ago: I wanted to write something about the Kiobel vs Shell judgment last week, but haven’t found th … more →
That did not take long! DaimlerChrysler v Bauman may clarify Kiobel - Corporate Social Responsibility remains in the Supreme Court spotlight
wrote 3 weeks ago: When I said here that ATS cases might end up at the USSC again, I did not think less than a week lat … more →
Piracy – Not just Kiobel’s Analogy
wrote 3 weeks ago: Justice Kennedy – the deciding vote in Kiobel Cross-posted at opiniojuris.org The majority opi … more →
The Politics of Space: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum
wrote 3 weeks ago: Read my contribution to the “Verfassungsblog“ Law is a ‘politics of space.’ The last wee … more →
A New Supreme Court Case Shows What Might've Been in Kiobel
wrote 3 weeks ago: For some time now, Susan and I have been saying that courts already have a number of tools at their … more →
Guest Post: Human Rights Lawyer Paul Wolf Represents Colombian Victims of Chiquita Brands
wrote 4 weeks ago: Guest Blogger Paul Wolf is a human rights lawyer who represents some 10,000 Colombian victims in a l … more →
USSC ruling has an impact on EU private international law, too
wrote 4 weeks ago: I have published my first impression of the USSC Kiobel case here. At issue is the extraterritorial … more →
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum - a Blow to Human Rights?
wrote 4 weeks ago: Yesterday the Supreme Court handed down a decision on the case Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum. I wa … more →
USSC in Kiobel - Foreign policy implications decide the issue.
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wrote 4 weeks ago: The central question in Kiobel turned out to be this: whether and under what circumstances US cour … more →
Latest Developments, April 18
wrote 4 weeks ago: In the latest news and analysis… Radical revision The New York Times editorial board calls the US Su … more →
US Supreme Court applies limitations on the Alien Tort Statute as a tool for bringing Multinational Corporations to Account
wrote 4 weeks ago: Yesterday saw the delivery of the judgement in the case of Kiobel v Shell one that all those with a … more →
Multinational Corporations and Human Rights -- The Alien Tort Statute No Longer Applies.
wrote 4 weeks ago: Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch (2013) declared that the general pre … more →
Mixed Reactions and Unanswered Questions in U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling on Alien Tort Statute
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the Kiobel case Paul Hoffman, bottom right, stands in front of th … more →
