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Alien Tort Litigation

Alien Tort Litigation is a legal concept denoting a statutory basis for jurisdiction in U.S. federal courts allowing foreign nationals to seek remedies for torts committed in violation of international law or treaties, distinguished by its specific application to transnational claims involving non-citizens and serious breaches of customary international law.

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2.5K

Citations

88

Authors

57

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

Variants

Alien Tort Statute LitigationAts Litigation

Parents

Publications

84

International Law of State Responsibility for Injuries to Aliens

F. V. García-Amador, Richard B. Lillich · Human Rights Quarterly · 1984 · 201 citations

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Between Self-Regulation and the Alien Tort Claims Act: On the Contested Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility

Ronen Shamir · Law & Society Review · 2004 · 200 citations

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From Pinochet to Rumsfeld: Universal Jurisdiction in Europe 1998-2008

Wolfgang Kaleck · Michigan Journal of International Law · 2009 · 138 citations · Full text

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Balancing Human Rights and Investor Protection: A New Approach for a Different Legal Order

Todd Weiler · Boston College international and comparative law review · 2003 · 105 citations · Full text

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Are Corporations 'Subjects' of International Law?

José E. Álvarez · 2010 · 104 citations · Full text

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Authors

88

  1. BR
    Bradford R. Clark

    George Washington University, United States

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  2. RP
    Roger P. Alford

    Notre Dame High School, United States

    2 publications · 36 citations

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  3. GS
    Gwynne Skinner

    Willamette University, United States

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  4. WS
    William S. Dodge

    University of California, Davis, United States

    2 publications · 29 citations

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  5. IW
    Ingrid Wuerth

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    2 publications · 58 citations

    2

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Institutions

57

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    115 citations

  2. Notre Dame High School

    Lawrenceville, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    78 citations

  3. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    84 citations

  4. Hofstra University

    Hempstead, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    30 citations

  5. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    31 citations

  6. Creighton University

    Omaha, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

  7. Santa Clara University

    Santa Clara, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

  8. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    29 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 18 publications · 329 citations

    14

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  2. American Journal of International Law

    AJIL · 7 publications · 240 citations

    7

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  3. Journal of International Economic Law

    2 publications · 47 citations

    2

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  4. California Law Review

    2 publications · 31 citations

    2

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  5. eYLS (Yale Law School)

    Repository · 2 publications · 33 citations

    2

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