Filártiga v. Peña-Irala, 630 F.2d 876 (2d Cir. 1980)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:citation |
630 F.2d 876
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:date |
1980
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| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:Américo_Norberto_Peña-Irala
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
U.S. courts have jurisdiction over civil actions by aliens for torts committed in violation of international law
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Filártiga v. Peña-Irala, 630 F.2d 876 (2d Cir. 1980)
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit
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| gptkbp:legalSubject |
gptkb:Alien_Tort_Statute
human rights |
| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:Dolly_Filártiga
gptkb:Joel_Filártiga |
| gptkbp:predecessor |
use of Alien Tort Statute for human rights claims
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| gptkbp:significance |
landmark case for international human rights litigation in U.S. courts
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| gptkbp:subject |
torture
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Filártiga_v._Peña-Irala
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