ANSD : U.S. Supreme Court rules for Arab Bank over human rights claims

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Date: Apr 25, 2018
Source: The Daily Star

U.S. Supreme Court rules for Arab Bank over human rights claims

_Reuters
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that foreign corporations cannot be sued in American courts for human rights abuses overseas, refusing to revive a lawsuit claiming Jordan-based Arab Bank Plc helped finance militant attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

The 5-4 decision left in place a lower court ruling that had thrown out a lawsuit brought by some 6,000 plaintiffs, including survivors and relatives of non-U.S. citizens killed in attacks, filed under a 1789 U.S. law called the Alien Tort Statute that accused Arab Bank of being the "paymaster" to militant groups.

Only in recent years have plaintiffs sought to bring human rights claims under that obscure law.

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