Alien Tort Statute Applicable Against Sovereign State for Violation of International Criminal Law: Amerada Hess v. Argentine Republic

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Tuesday, December 1, 1987

Author:

Jay A. Rosenthal, Esq.

Volume:

3

Issue:

12

Abstract:

On September 11, 1987, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed and remanded a ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York barring a lawsuit brought against the Republic of Argentina.