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Alien Tort Statute

The Alien Tort Statute (codified into positive law in 1948 as 28 U.S.C.§ 1350; ATS), also called the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), is a federal law that gives federal courts jurisdiction over lawsuits filed by foreign nationals for torts committed in violation of international law.

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