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social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > business regulation > Alien Tort Statute

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Alien Tort Statute  

Definition

  • The Alien Tort Statute (ATS), also sometimes called the Alien Tort Claims Act, is a U.S. law that was passed in 1789. It was rarely recognized or considered significant by scholars or lawyers until a 1980 court case recognized its significance. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Alien Tort Statute]

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