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Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Lively is scheduled for Monday morning at a Massachusetts federal court.
As previously reported here, the case involves Scott Lively, an American evangelist who stands accused of crimes against humanity in connection with his support of Uganda’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
Contesting Adjudication: The Partisan Divide over Alien Tort Statute Litigation
A new paper from Jide Nzelibe. Available on SSRN.
New Article on Sarei
“Sarei v. Rio Tinto: How an Exhaustion Requirement for the Alien Tort Statute Will Further Exhaust Remedies for Environmental Injuries,” by Cheryl Cortemeglia of the University of Maryland School of Law. Abstract and article here.
10th Circuit affirms tossing Rwanda suit
Sometimes, the whole “head of state immunity” thing gets in the way.
Here’s the opinion in Habyarimana v. Kagame.