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Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum Co

569 U.S. 108 (2013)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUS Supreme Court

Year2013

StatusBinding authority

Summary

The Alien Tort Statute does not apply extraterritorially; claims must touch and concern US territory with sufficient force to displace the presumption against extraterritoriality.

Key Principle

Alien Tort Statute limited by presumption against extraterritoriality

Area of Law

Extraterritoriality

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