Such jurisdictional jiggery-pokery is made possible in part by the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), which lets foreigners bring alleged violations of international law before American courts.

根据《外国人侵权索赔法案》——该法案允许外国人将涉嫌侵犯国际法的部分带到美国法庭上，此类司法管辖权欺诈在某种程度上是可能的。

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The payout could also spark further court battles invoking the same American law, the Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789, originally intended to counter piracy, under which the Shell case was brought.

这些赔偿可能会在法庭判决上更多的引用同一项美国法律，即在1789年制定颁发的外国人侵权索赔法，这项法律原本是用在审判海盗的案件上，现在壳牌案件也应用了这项法律。

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The law under which Mr Karadzic has been sued is known as the Alien Tort Claims Act, originally a part of the Judiciary Act of 1789.

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After all, claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act usually end with a massive default judgment after the defendant skips the country, never to pay up.

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The Roberts Court is also likely to trim the sails of plaintiff lawyers who want to use the 1789 Alien Tort Claims Act to pursue 21st-century class actions, Feder said.

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