A death prolonged or hope renewed? The ‘Apartheid’ twist to Kiobel and the ATS.
In Kiobel, the USSC /SCOTUS held on the basis of extraterritoriality: under what circumstances may US courts recognize a cause of action under the Alien Torts Statute, for violations of the law of...
View Article‘Apartheid’ dismissed and Al-Shimari distinguished: The bar is high for the...
For readers unfamiliar with earlier posts on the Alien Torts Statute and its role in the corporate social responsibility debate, the title of this piece may sound like gobbledygook. Review of the...
View ArticleSCOTUS holding in Bristol-Myers Squibb BMS further restricts personal...
I have reported before (search tag ‘CSR’ or ‘ATS) on the personal jurisdiction cases in US litigation. The United State Supreme Court this morning held in Bristol-Meyers Squibb, BMS for short. For...
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