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A close-up of a roasted cocoa bean held by the tips of a worker’s fingers removing the husk. Moments Chocolate workplace on June 18, 2019 in Accra, Ghana

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: No Safe Harbor for Enablers of Child Slavery – Secondary Liability and the ATS

[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series on the consolidated cases of Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I and Cargill Inc. v. Doe I, which was argued before…
Children workers who come from Burkina Faso carry sacks of cocoa to a truck June 28, 2001 in Petit Tieme, Ivory Coast.

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: The Prohibitions on Slavery, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking Meet the Sosa Test

[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series on the consolidated cases of Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I and Cargill Inc. v. Doe I, which was argued before…
Ruth Amoah and her workers at Moments Chocolate workplace remove husks from roasted cocoa beans on June 18, 2019, in Accra.

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: American Courts Do Not Have Universal Jurisdiction Over All Wrongs Everywhere

[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series on the consolidated cases of Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I and Cargill Inc. v. Doe I, which was argued before…
Four people fill bags with cacao beans at a cocoa exporter's in Abidjan, on July 3, 2019. Numerous sacks of beans stand upright around them, and a truck sits in the background.

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: History and Foreign Policy Support Corporate Liability Under ATS

[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series on the consolidated cases of Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I and Cargill Inc. v. Doe I, which was argued before…
Employee of a cocoa export company shows a cocoa pod cut in two 17 January 2003 in San Pedro.

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: Mapping Amici Arguments

The Nestlé/Cargill v. Doe litigation has attracted dozens of amici briefs arguing over corporate liability, extraterritorial reach, separation of powers, and the aim of the Alien…
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The Alien Tort Statute and the Law of Nations: New Historical Evidence of Founding-Era Understandings

In extraordinary original research, David Golove has uncovered contemporary evidence on the original intent of the Alien Tort Statute — evidence which strongly supports its extraterritorial…
People sort cocoa beans at a cocoa exporter's in Abidjan, on July 3, 2019.

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: Corporate Liability, Child Slavery, and the Chocolate Industry – A Preview of the Case

The upcoming case of Nestlé/Cargill v. Doe presents novel and consequential questions about the Alien Tort Statute, including its extraterritorial reach, imposition of corporate…
People collect cocoa beans at a cocoa exporter's in Abidjan, on July 3, 2019.

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe: Introduction to a Symposium

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Dec. 1 in the consolidated cases of Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I and Cargill Inc. v. Doe I. Brought against two major chocolate manufacturers…
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