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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_Claims_Act
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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aliens
torts in violation 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:historicalName
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part of Judiciary Act of 1789
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Alien Tort Statute
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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 territory of the United States
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gptkbp:notableCase
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gptkb:Jesner_v._Arab_Bank,_PLC
gptkb:Kiobel_v._Royal_Dutch_Petroleum_Co.
gptkb:Sosa_v._Alvarez-Machain
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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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used in transnational human rights litigation
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gptkbp:subject
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human rights violations
international law violations
torts committed by or against aliens
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Nestlé_USA,_Inc._v._Doe
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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