Human Rights, Terrorism Funding

United States Supreme Court Holds that Foreign Corporations May Not Be Held Liable Under the Alien Tort Statute

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/3/2018

In Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC, 584 U.S. ___, 2018 WL 1914663 (U.S. Apr. 24, 2018) (Kennedy, J.), the Supreme Court of the United States held that foreign corporations may not be sued under the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”), 28...more

Supreme Court Forecloses Foreign Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/30/2018

• The Supreme Court in Jesner v. Arab Bank ruled 5-4 that suits against foreign corporations under the ATS are barred, answering a question left unresolved in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. • Although the decision...more

Jesner v Arab Bank: corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute?

Hogan Lovells on 10/13/2017

All eyes are once again on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) as it turns its attention to the application of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) to companies accused of complicity in human rights violations committed...more

Expanded Russia, Iran, and North Korea Sanctions; Top 10 Takeaways (Japanese Translation)

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/16/2017

President Trump signs the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act,” which — among other measures — requires Congressional review to ease Russia-related sanctions. On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, President...more

The responsibility to respect human rights in the banking sector

Hogan Lovells on 9/14/2017

The question of how the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) should apply to the banking and financial services sector is one that is attracting increasing attention. Indeed, the dialogue has intensified...more

Human Rights › Terrorism Funding

United States Supreme Court Holds that Foreign Corporations May Not Be Held Liable Under the Alien Tort Statute

Supreme Court Forecloses Foreign Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute

Jesner v Arab Bank: corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute?

Expanded Russia, Iran, and North Korea Sanctions; Top 10 Takeaways (Japanese Translation)

The responsibility to respect human rights in the banking sector

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