Autore
Fasciglione, Marco

Titolo
Corporate Liability, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and the Future of the Alien Tort Claims Act: Some Remarks after Kiobel
Periodico
Diritti umani e diritto internazionale
Anno: 2013 - Volume: 7 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 401 - Pagina finale: 436

On April 2013 the US Supreme Court has handed down its opinion on the writ of certiorari in theKiobel v. Shell case and has put an end to a longlasting judicial controversy with a decision that isdestined to play a crucial role as to the actionability of the principle of corporate responsibility forhuman rights violation under Alien Tort Claim Act (ATCA). The essay starts by reviewing the evolutionof ATCA in US legal system and those landmark decisions adopted by U.S. courts openingthe 'modern line' of ATCA litigations. Then the main findings of the 2010 decision of the Court ofAppeals for the Second Circuit and of the recent Supreme Court's opinion, are reviewed. The paperfocalizes in particular the two major issues emerged during Kiobel saga: the supposed inadmissibilityof any extraterritorial reach in ATCA foreign-cubed cases, and the supposed inadmissibilityof the principle of corporate liability for violation of human rights within contemporary internationalhuman rights law.



SICI: 1971-7105(2013)7:2<401:CLEJAT>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Testo completo: http://www.mulino.it/download/article/10.12829/74161
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