About this episode
The episode discusses a Supreme Court case regarding the implications of the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim Protection Act on private rights of action.
A case in which the Court will decide whether the Alien Tort Statute or the Torture Victim Protection Act allows a judicially-implied private right of action for aiding and abetting.
Topics covered
- legal case
- Supreme Court
- human rights
- tort law
- judicial action
Keywords
- Cisco Systems
- Doe I
- Alien Tort Statute
- Torture Victim Protection Act
- Supreme Court
- private right of action
- aiding and abetting
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cisco Systems, Inc., Doe I, Alien Tort Statute, Torture Victim Protection Act
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