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16 Tul. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 157 (2007-2008)
International Product Liability Claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act

handle is hein.journals/tulicl16 and id is 161 raw text is: International Product Liability Claims Under the Alien Tort Claims Act Joel Slawotsky I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 158 II. THE DEVELOPED WORLD'S KNOWLEDGE REGARDING H AZARDOUS PRODUCTS ................................................................... 162 A . A sbestos .................................................................................. 164 B. E - W aste ................................................................................... 166 C Pesticides ................................................................................. 167 III. PHARMACEUTICAL OUTSOURCING OF EXPERIMENTAL DRUGS ....... 168 IV THE ALIEN TORT CLAIMS ACT ......................................................... 169 A . The Statute .............................................................................. 169 B. Modern History ofATCA Litgation ..................................... 170 C TheLaw ofNations ................................................................ 173 V THE SELLING, MARKETING, TRANSFERRING, AND MANUFACTURING OF KNOWN HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS SHOULD BE COGNIZABLE UNDER THE ATCA ................................ 174 A. The Supreme Court, Approval of the Law ofNations' A dap tability ............................................................................. 175 1. The Flirtiga Holding that International Law Evolves with Changing Conditions ............................... 175 2. The Supreme Court's Endorsement of Fildt'ga ........... 175 B. Avoiding Death and Senous Injury Is an International N orm ........................................................................................ 176 1. International Agreements and Treaties Demonstrate that the Sale of Known Hazardous Products Violates Customary International Law .......... 177 a. Universal Declaration of Human Rights ............... 177 b. The Basel Convention ............................................ 178 c. The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights .................................... 180 * © 2007 Joel Slawotsky. The author is a former law clerk to the Hon. Charles H. Tenney of the Southern District of New York and an AV-rated attorney with Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal LLP He has lectured at the Radzyner School of Law, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) (Herzliya, Israel) and the School of Law of the College of Management (Rishon LeZion, Israel).

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