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Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum Co

569 U.S. 108 (2013)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2013
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Alien Tort Statute limited by presumption against extraterritoriality

Area of Law

Extraterritoriality

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