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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:citation
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630 F.2d 876
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:date
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1980-06-30
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gptkbp:defendant
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gptkb:Américo_Norberto_Peña-Irala
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gptkbp:event
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gptkb:Paraguay
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Filártiga_v._Peña-Irala,_630_F.2d_876_(2d_Cir._1980)
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gptkbp:heldBy
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U.S. courts have jurisdiction over civil actions by aliens for torts committed in violation of international law
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legalSubject
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gptkb:Alien_Tort_Statute
torture
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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gptkb:Dolly_Filártiga
gptkb:Joel_Filártiga
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gptkbp:predecessor
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human rights cases under Alien Tort Statute
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gptkbp:relatedLegislation
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gptkb:28_U.S.C._§_1350
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gptkbp:significance
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landmark case for human rights litigation in U.S. courts
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gptkbp:topic
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international human rights
extraterritorial jurisdiction
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Center_for_Constitutional_Rights
gptkb:Center_for_Constitutional_Rights
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Filártiga v. Peña-Irala
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