 | American Philosophical Society - 1921 - 666 strani
...bring suits against a citizen in the federal district court if over $3,000 is in controversy or if " for a tort only, in violation of the law of nations or of a treaty of the United States." ll1 They may also bring suits against citizens under many special... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1921 - 688 strani
...bring suits against a citizen in the federal district court if over $3.000 is in controversy or if " for a tort only, in violation of the law of nations or of a treaty of the United States." m They may also bring suits against citizens under many special... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1921 - 646 strani
...bring suits against a citizen in the federal district court if over $3,000 is in controversy or if " for a tort only, in violation of the law of nations or of a treaty of the United States." 111 They may also bring suits against citizens under many special... | |
 | John Carter Rose - 1922 - 820 strani
...concurrent with the courts of the several States, or the circuit courts, as the case may be, of all causes where an alien sues for a tort only in violation of...the law of nations or a treaty of the United States. And shall also have cognizance, concurrent as last mentioned, of all suits at common law where the... | |
 | Quincy Wright - 1922 - 456 strani
...bring suits against a citizen in the federal district court if over $3,000 is in controversy or if " for a tort only, in violation of the law of nations or of a treaty of the United States." 1U They may also bring suits against citizens under many special... | |
 | United States - 1926 - 590 strani
...associations within the district for which the court is held. "Sixteenth. Of all suits brought by any alien for a tort 'only' in violation of the law of nations, or of a treaty of the United States. "Seventeenth. Of all suits against consuls or vice-consuls, except... | |
 | Henry Campbell Black - 1927 - 856 strani
...Fifteenth Amendment ; certain suits brought by or against national banks ; suits brought by an alien for a tort only, in violation of the law of nations or of a treaty of the United States ; suits against consuls and vice consuls ; all matters and proceedings... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1932 - 604 strani
...provides that the district courts shall have original jurisdiction over all suits brought by an alien for a tort only in violation of the law of nations or of a treaty of the United States. Title 28, chapter 18, section 842 (p. 943), provides that when judgment... | |
 | United States - 1932 - 946 strani
...provides that the district courts shall have original jurisdiction over all suits brought by an alien for a tort only in violation of the law of nations or of a treaty of the United States. Title 2S. chapter 18, section 842 (p. 943), provides that when judgment... | |
 | Ken I. Kersch - 2004 - 404 strani
...Pena-lrala, 630 F.2d 876 (2nd Cir. 1980). The Alien Tort Claims Act (1789) gives federal courts jurisdiction "where an alien sues for a tort only in violation...law of nations or a treaty of the United States." The Act was used to support federal jurisdiction in only two cases prior to Filartiga. The only case... | |
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Courts, as the case may be, of all causes where an alien sues for a tort only, in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States... 
