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ATCA
(redirected from Alien Tort Claims Act)

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ATCAAlien Tort Claims Act
ATCAAdvanced Telecom Computing Architecture (also AdvancedTCA)
ATCAAlaska Tobacco Control Alliance
ATCAAir Traffic Controllers Association
ATCAAntique Telephone Collectors Association
ATCAAirline Training Center Arizona (Phoenix, AZ)
ATCAAdvanced Tanker Cargo Aircraft
ATCAAllied Tactical Communications Agency
ATCAAustralian Telescope Compact Array
ATCAAir Traffic Control Assistant
ATCAAiredale Terrier Club of America, Inc.
ATCAAdvance Thin Capitalisation Agreement (UK)
ATCAAiredale Terrier Club Argentino (Brazil)
ATCAAlarm Threshold Crossing Alert
ATCAAmerican Telephone Collectors Association (University of Michigan)
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Not surprisingly, the lawsuit filed in the USA against Shell was spearheaded by Wiwa's brother, Dr Owens Wiwa; by Wiwa's son Saro-Wiwa Jnr; and other victims through the vehicle of the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), which allows foreign citizens who are victims of human rights violations to file cases in US courts for torts committed in foreign lands.
The road to (S)hell by Sharife, Khadija / New African
The Wiwa v Shell case has been brought under the Alien Tort Claims Act, a little-used US law that dates to 1789 and which requires companies with a substantial US presence to obey US law everywhere in the world.
Shell human rights trial in US stalls again by AFP / AFP American Edition
The Wiwa v Shell case has been brought under the Alien Tort Claims Act, a little-used US law that dates to 1789 and which requires companies with a substantial US presence to obey US law everywhere in the world.
Shell human rights trial in US stalls again by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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