Kiobel Insta-Symposium: The Death of the ATS and the Rise of Transnational Tort Litigation

The ATS as we know it is dead. I predicted as much in October, but I was uncertain whether the Supreme Court would deliver a mortal blow and by what means it would deliver it. Now we know. The presumption against extraterritoriality, combined with a narrow interpretation of territoriality, means that the Filartiga human rights revolution is essentially over. Other … Continue reading Kiobel Insta-Symposium: The Death of the ATS and the Rise of Transnational Tort Litigation