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Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy, Inc., No. 07-0016-cv (2nd Cir.) (582 F.3d 244) (October 2, 2009) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs)

The Alien Tort Statute (which the courts sometimes refer to as the “Alien Tort Claims Act” or the “Alien Tort Act” and which is herein referred to as the “ATS”) was initially passed as part of the Judiciary Act of 1789. In those days, statutes were direct and to the ...

 

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