Jurisdiction – Torture Victim Protection Act – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

Jurisdiction – Torture Victim Protection Act – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

Where a jury found a defendant liable under the Torture Victim Protection Act, a remand is necessary for the U.S. District Court to consider the defendant’s argument that Congress lacked the power to authorize civil liability under the TVPA for alleged acts of torture and extrajudicial killing occurring abroad between foreign citizens.