28 U.S.C. § 1350 — Alien’s action for tort
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 33 words · no verdicts yet
Federal district courts have original jurisdiction over a civil tort action brought by an alien when the tort violates the law of nations or a United States treaty.
The United States district* courts have original jurisdiction over a civil action brought by an alien for a tort only when the tort was committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.
The district* courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 934.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 934
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.
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