title: The Alien Tort Statute: Legislative History and Executive Branch Views
creator: Elsea, Jennifer K
creator: American Law Division
publisher: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
date: 2003-10-02
language: English
description: The report provides a historical overview of court decisions
 interpreting the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), also known as the Alien Tort Claims
 Act (ACTA). The report then provides an overview of the positions taken by the
 U.S. government in published opinions of the Attorney General and in court
 briefs related to ATS claims.
subject: Immigration
subject: Torts
subject: Aliens
subject: Alien Tort Statute - Legislative history
subject: Law
type: Report
format: 35 pages.
format: Text
identifier: crs: RL32118
identifier: local-cont-no: RL32118 2003-10-02
identifier: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8433/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metacrs8433