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20 pages. This research paper describes the history of the Alien Tort Statute and why it was enacted. Using cases from the past as well as contemporary cases, the paper details how the statute has been used and for what reasons. A comparison is made between the Alien Tort Statute and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Act of 1976. Bibliography lists 11 sources. JGAatort.rtf Alien Tort Statute Research Compiled for Enterprises Inc. 11/2001 For More
Information on How to Use This Paper Properly, INTRODUCTION This research paper describes the history of the Alien Tort Statute and why it was enacted.
Using cases from the past as well as contemporary cases, the paper details how the statute has been used and for what reasons. A comparison is made between the
Alien Tort Statute and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976. THE HISTORY OF THE ALIEN TORT STATUTE The Alien Tort Statute was part of the Judiciary Act of
1789. It originally provided that "the district court ... shall also have cognizance, 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" (DAmato PG). When the
constitution was drafted, it was felt that the Alien Tort Statute needed to be included in order to protect the United States from European nations that were at war.
This was especially important at that time because the United States was very weak in its military sector, and would be unable to stand up against the more imposing countries
such as France, Spain, or England. For this reason the Alien Tort Statute was enacted in order that this foundling country would not be taken advantage of.
This particular type of Statute was of more interest two hundred years ago than it might be today. When this country was founded, the citizens were more concerned about
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