The Alien Tort Statute does not generally provide jurisdiction for suits based on conduct occurring entirely in foreign territory.

Target entity: The Alien Tort Statute does not generally provide jurisdiction for suits based on conduct occurring entirely in foreign territory.
Context triple: [Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., holding, The Alien Tort Statute does not generally provide jurisdiction for suits based on conduct occurring entirely in foreign territory.]

• A. United States sovereign immunity law
  United States sovereign immunity law is the body of legal principles and doctrines that limit when and how the federal government, states, and their agencies can be sued without their consent.
• B. Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
  The Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court defines the categories of serious international crimes, the circumstances, and the persons over which the Court is legally empowered to exercise its authority.
• C. Tucker Act jurisdiction
  Tucker Act jurisdiction refers to the authority of certain federal courts to hear monetary claims against the United States government based on contracts, statutes, regulations, or the Constitution.
• D. Statute of the International Court of Justice
  The Statute of the International Court of Justice is the foundational treaty that establishes the Court’s structure, jurisdiction, and procedures as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
• E. United States territorial law
  United States territorial law is the body of federal and local legal principles and statutes that govern U.S. territories, defining their political status, rights, and relationship to the federal government.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: The Alien Tort Statute does not generally provide jurisdiction for suits based on conduct occurring entirely in foreign territory.
Target entity description: The Alien Tort Statute does not generally provide jurisdiction for suits based on conduct occurring entirely in foreign territory is a legal principle established by the U.S. Supreme Court in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. that significantly limits the extraterritorial application of the statute in human rights litigation.

• A. United States sovereign immunity law
  United States sovereign immunity law is the body of legal principles and doctrines that limit when and how the federal government, states, and their agencies can be sued without their consent.
• B. Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
  The Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court defines the categories of serious international crimes, the circumstances, and the persons over which the Court is legally empowered to exercise its authority.
• C. Tucker Act jurisdiction
  Tucker Act jurisdiction refers to the authority of certain federal courts to hear monetary claims against the United States government based on contracts, statutes, regulations, or the Constitution.
• D. Statute of the International Court of Justice
  The Statute of the International Court of Justice is the foundational treaty that establishes the Court’s structure, jurisdiction, and procedures as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.
• E. United States territorial law
  United States territorial law is the body of federal and local legal principles and statutes that govern U.S. territories, defining their political status, rights, and relationship to the federal government.
• F. None of above. chosen