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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Alien_Tort_Statute
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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aliens
violations of international law
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:28_U.S.C._§_1350
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gptkbp:codifiedIn
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gptkb:28_U.S.C._§_1350
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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1789
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:interpretedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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gptkbp:jurisdiction
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gptkb:United_States_federal_courts
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gptkbp:limitation
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claims must touch and concern the United States
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gptkbp:notableCase
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gptkb:Kiobel_v._Royal_Dutch_Petroleum_Co.
gptkb:Sosa_v._Alvarez-Machain
gptkb:Filártiga_v._Peña-Irala
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1789
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gptkbp:purpose
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provides jurisdiction for civil actions by aliens for torts committed in violation of international law
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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human rights litigation
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gptkbp:subject
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torts in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Doe_v._Unocal
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Alien Tort Claims Act
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