Filartiga v. Pena-Irala

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding on remand that choice of law analysis required application of Paraguay law because all of die parties were residents of that country and the underlying events happened there
• “In concert with the other nations of the world Paraguay prohibited torture and thereby reaped the benefits the condemnation brought with it. Paraguayan citizens may not pretend that no such condemnation exists”
• after entry of default, the court determined an award of damages by “lookfing] first to Paraguayan law in determining the remedy for the violation of international law”
• “The nature of the acts is plainly important.”

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Cited by

22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Maximo HILAO, Class Plaintiffs, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ESTATE OF Ferdinand MARCOS, Defendant-Appellant
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-12-17· cited 402×
• Flatow v. Islamic Republic of Iran
  District of Columbia· 1999-01-25· cited 233×
• Elahi v. Islamic Republic of Iran
  District of Columbia· 2000-12-20· cited 112×
• Xuncax v. Gramajo
  D. Massachusetts· 1995-04-12· cited 102×
• Forti v. Suarez-Mason
  N.D. California· 1987-10-06· cited 75×
• Alejandre v. Republic of Cuba
  S.D. Florida· 1997-12-17· cited 41×
• Liu v. Republic of China
  Ninth Circuit· 1989-12-29· cited 40×
• Alvarez-Machain v. United States
  Ninth Circuit· 2003-06-03· cited 34×
• In Re Xe Services Alien Tort Litigation
  E.D. Virginia· 2009-10-21· cited 25×
• Handel v. Artukovic
  C.D. California· 1985-01-31· cited 25×
• In Re Estate of Marcos Human Rights Litigation
  D. Hawaii· 1995-11-30· cited 24×
• Doe v. Rafael Saravia
  E.D. California· 2004-11-24· cited 22×
• Bowoto v. CHEVTON CORP.
  N.D. California· 2008-05-30· cited 20×
• Doe v. Karadzic
  S.D. New York· 2000-03-27· cited 20×
• Tachiona v. Mugabe
  S.D. New York· 2002-12-11· cited 18×
• Licea v. Curacao Drydock Co., Inc.
  S.D. Florida· 2008-10-31· cited 15×
• Beck v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.
  New York Supreme Court· 1984-08-16· cited 15×
• Paul v. Avril
  S.D. Florida· 1993-01-14· cited 14×
• Chiminya Tachiona v. Mugabe
  S.D. New York· 2002-08-07· cited 9×
• Mwani v. Bin Ladin
  District of Columbia· 2007-08-05· cited 6×

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno
  Supreme Court· 1982-01-25· cited 4,581×
• Carey v. Piphus
  Supreme Court· 1978-03-21· cited 3,438×
• Carlson v. Green
  Supreme Court· 1980-04-22· cited 2,910×
• Smith v. Wade
  Supreme Court· 1983-04-20· cited 2,352×
• Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts
  Supreme Court· 1967-10-09· cited 1,899×
• Banco Nacional De Cuba v. Sabbatino
  Supreme Court· 1964-03-23· cited 984×
• Lauritzen v. Larsen
  Supreme Court· 1953-05-25· cited 851×
• Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of Cuba
  Supreme Court· 1976-05-24· cited 428×
• The Paquete Habana
  Supreme Court· 1899-11-06· cited 377×
• Dolly M. E. Filartiga and Joel Filartiga v. Americo Norberto Pena-Irala
  Second Circuit· 1980-06-30· cited 367×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,803 Steven Flaks v. David I. Koegel and Flora Mir Candy Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1974-09-25· cited 366×
• Jung Ja Malandris v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Tenth Circuit· 1983-03-31· cited 162×
• Thomas Zarcone v. William M. Perry, James Windsor, Robert J. Anderson and Patrick Giambalvo
  Second Circuit· 1978-03-03· cited 151×
• Willy Dreyfus v. August Von Finck and Merck, Finck & Co.
  Second Circuit· 1976-04-06· cited 89×
• Iit v. Vencap, Ltd.
  Second Circuit· 1975-04-28· cited 71×
• Kimerli Jayne Pring v. Penthouse International, Ltd., a New York Corporation, and Philip Cioffari
  Tenth Circuit· 1983-01-11· cited 51×
• Brink's Inc. v. City of New York
  S.D. New York· 1982-08-30· cited 41×
• De Letelier v. Republic of Chile
  District of Columbia· 1980-11-05· cited 13×
• Malandris v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
  D. Colorado· 1977-10-19· cited 7×
• PROMOVOYAGE, SARL v. Bosco
  S.D. New York· 1983-03-04· cited 1×

Other cases named Filartiga v. Pena-Irala

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Filartiga v. Pena-Irala
  Supreme Court· 1979-05-24