US: Supreme Court Rebuffs Bush and Big Firms in Rights Case. Jim Lobe.
by Lobe, Jim; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 50Human Relations. Publisher: Inter Press Service, 2004ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Actions and defenses | Alien Tort Claims Act (1789) | Human rights | Human rights -- International aspects | International business enterprises | International law | United States Supreme Court -- DecisionsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "In a new rebuff to the administration of George W. Bush, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday [June 29, 2004] that a 215-year-old anti-piracy law can continue to be used by foreign victims of serious human rights abuses who seek access to U.S. courts for redress." (INTER PRESS SERVICE) This article discusses the Supreme Court ruling on the Alien Tort Claims Act, "which was enacted by the very first U.S. Congress as a tool to fight piracy on the high seas," and which "permits non-citizens to sue foreign and domestic individuals or companies found on U.S. territory for abuses 'committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States,' even if those abuses were committed overseas."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: US: Supreme Court Rebuffs Bush and Big Firms in Rights Case, June 29, 2004; pp. n.p..
"In a new rebuff to the administration of George W. Bush, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday [June 29, 2004] that a 215-year-old anti-piracy law can continue to be used by foreign victims of serious human rights abuses who seek access to U.S. courts for redress." (INTER PRESS SERVICE) This article discusses the Supreme Court ruling on the Alien Tort Claims Act, "which was enacted by the very first U.S. Congress as a tool to fight piracy on the high seas," and which "permits non-citizens to sue foreign and domestic individuals or companies found on U.S. territory for abuses 'committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States,' even if those abuses were committed overseas."
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