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Second Circuit Holds that Acts of Genocide are not afforded of state Doctrine

Published by Administrator on February 8, 2020February 8, 2020

For several decades, federal laws such as the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) and the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (TVPA) enabled foreign nationals to sue in the United States federal courts for overseas violations of international human rights law. The ability eventually let to a surge in foreign plaintiffs seeking damages from corporations for transnational harms under federal law. To continue reading, please click here.

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