Filartiga v. Pena-Irala, No. 79-6090, No. 191 (2nd Cir.) (630 F.2d 876) (June 30, 1980) (Judge Irving R. Kaufman)
In this landmark case, the Second Circuit breathed new life into the Alien Tort statute, which is also sometimes referred to as the Alien Tort Claims Act, and is herein reffred to as the ATS. The ATS, which was first enactred as pat of the Judiciary Act of 1789, and …
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