Imposing legal liability on corporations for their involvement in human rights violations remains problematic. In the United States, civil liability in such circumstances developed in a series of Alien Tort Statute cases. This evolution came to an abrupt end with the cases of Kiobel v. Royal...

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a series of recent cases, has restricted personal jurisdiction over corporate defendants ― and foreign corporations in particular. The Supreme Court’s restrictions are ― although a peripheral concern ― motivated by an interest for international comity and an...