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Jesner v Arab Bank plc

584 US 241 (2018)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2018
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Foreign corporations cannot be sued under the Alien Tort Statute for violations of international law; the ATS does not provide a cause of action against foreign corporate defendants.

Key Principle

Foreign corporations cannot be sued under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) for violations of international law; the ATS does not provide a cause of action against foreign corporate defendants.

Area of Law

procedure

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