Concept information
Preferred term
Alien Tort Statute
Definition(s)
- The Alien Tort Statute (ATS), also sometimes called the Alien Tort Claims Act, is a U.S. law that was passed in 1789. It was rarely recognized or considered significant by scholars or lawyers until a 1980 court case recognized its significance. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Alien Tort Statute]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QSPSXNPN-J
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