In Re Estate Of Ferdinand Marcos

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that jurisdiction under the Alien Tort Statute was proper because there is a jus cogens norm against torture
• holding that jurisdiction under the Alien Tort Statute was proper because there is a jus cogens norm against torture
• recognizing the right to be free from torture as a specific, universal, and obligatory international law norm
• stating that the ATCA “creates a cause of action for violations of specific, universal and obligatory international human rights standards which confer fundamental rights upon all people vis-a-vis their own governments.”
• stating that the ATCA “creates a cause of action for violations of specific, universal and obligatory international human rights standards which confer fundamental rights upon all people vis-a-vis their own governments.”
• stating that a section 1983 action 21 “survives the death of a party”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).