The Alien Tort Claims Act

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Author	François Larocque
Profession	University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
Pages	17-87

  

e Alien Tort Claims A

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 

A. INTRODUCTION

       

       

   

        

     

      

        

    

 



 

    



  

     



          

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       

     

5

       

  

  

  

         

  



 6        

   

   

  



 u.s.c. 

  

    

        

 

 Alien Tort Claims Act  



  7    

     



   

  8  

     

      

         

 



  

9  



 0

    

      



    



  



    

    

  

       

  

          

    

       

   

         

      

 Ibid.  

 Ibid.  

 Ibid.  

 Ibid. 

  

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