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Posted on April 2, 2013 by admin
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(but you probably already knew that)

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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.

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Contesting Adjudication: The Partisan Divide over Alien Tort Statute Litigation

Posted on December 3, 2012 by admin
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A new paper from Jide Nzelibe.  Available on SSRN.

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New Article on Sarei

Posted on October 22, 2012 by admin
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“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.

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10th Circuit affirms tossing Rwanda suit

Posted on October 11, 2012 by admin
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Sometimes, the whole “head of state immunity” thing gets in the way.

ABC News coverage.

Findlaw coverage.

Here’s the opinion in Habyarimana v. Kagame.

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