Supreme Court to Hear Another ATS Case
Following on the heels of the Supreme Court’s decision in Kiobel (highlighted
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What will Kiobel’s Impact be on Alien Tort Statute Claims?
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Will the U.S. Supreme Court Take Up a Case Involving the Interpretation of Foreign Law?
/in /by Trey ChildressWhat deference should a U.S. court give to a foreign sovereign’s interpretation of its domestic law? That question is asked, and a whole host of interesting others, in a recently filed
What Will Happen to the Alien Tort Statute?
/in /by Trey ChildressAs many of our readers know, we are anxiously awaiting the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum. Although the Supreme Court initially granted certiorari in Kiobel to decide the issue of corporate civil tort liability under the ATS, it subsequently orderd reargument on the broader question of “[w]hether and under […]
Recent Private International Law Scholarship
/1 Comment/in /by Trey ChildressI have just posted a few recent pieces on
International Commercial Arbitration: A Guide for U.S. Judges
/in /by Trey ChildressThe U.S. Federal Judicial Center has just published a new monograph entitled “International Commercial Arbitration: A Guide for U.S. Judges.” The text, which was written by Professor S.I. Strong of the University of Missouri, provides readers with information on the intricacies of international commercial arbitration and the various ways that U.S. courts may become involved […]
Private International Law Bibliography
/in /by Trey ChildressWith thanks to Symeon Symeonides, see
New Article on Monism and Dualism in International Commercial Arbitration
/in /by Trey ChildressIf you are in need of some holiday reading,
What will the Supreme Court do with the Alien Tort Statute?
/in /by Trey ChildressWhat a strange day at the Supreme Court. If you didn’t know you were before a court of law, you might have thought you were a fly on the wall at a legislative bill drafting commission. Indeed, as the
Alien Tort Statute
/in /by Trey ChildressFor those interested in current thinking on the United States Supreme Court’s consideration of the Alien Tort Statute in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, SCOTUSBlog has a fascinating online symposium available