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Opening Remarks by Beth Stephens
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2017
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- Alien Tort Claims and Business Liability
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- Copyright © American Society of International Law 2001
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1 Filártiga v. Peña-Irala, 630 F.2d 876 (2d Cir. 1980).
2 70 F.3d 232 (2d Cir. 1995), cert. denied, 518 U.S. 1005 (1996).
3 The court also held that Karadžić could be held liable as a state actor as the head of a de facto regime, finding that state action for these purposes requires “merely the semblance of official authority” and does not turn on formal recognition. Id. at 245.
4 Other corporate defendant cases include: Beanal v. Freeport-McMoran, Inc., 197 F.3d 161 (5th Cir. 1999); Jota v. Texaco Inc., 157 F.3d 153 (2d Cir. 1998); Iwanowa v. Ford Motor Company, 67 F.Supp.2d 424 (D.N.J. 1999); Jama v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, 22 F.Supp.2d 353 (D.N.J. 1998).
5 Doe v. Unocal, 963 F.Supp. 880 (CD. Cal. 1997) (denying motion to dismiss).
6 Doe v. Unocal, 110 F.Supp.2d 1294 (CD. Cal. 2000) (granting motion for summaryjudgment) (appeal pending).
7 Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, 226 F.3d 88 (2d Cir. 2000), cert. denied, 121 S.Ct. 1402 (2001) (reversing lower court’s dismissal for forum non conveniens, upholding finding of personal jurisdiction, and remanding to district court for further proceedings).
8 Lubbe v. Cape Plc, 4 All E.R. 268 (H.L. 2000).