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Article

2 Jun 2003

Author:
editorial, New York Times

A Needed Human Rights Law [USA]

...the Alien Tort Claims Act - now the Justice Department wants to end the law's use in such suits [lawsuits alleging companies engaged in serious human rights abuses abroad]...To stop lawsuits under this act would be to put abusive individuals and companies above the law.

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