Julian Ku
Biographic Data
| ID | 5698488 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julian Ku |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julian |
| FAMILY NAME | Ku |
| SIGNATURE | KU J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hofstra University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Kiobel and the Surprising Death of Universal Jurisdiction Under the Alien Tort Statute
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. has not ended future debate about the scope and impact of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). But the Kiobel Court did resolve at least one issue with surprising unanimity: both the opinion for the Court by Chief Justice John Roberts and the main concurring opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer refused to interpret the ATS as authorizing universal jurisdiction. All nine justices rejec…
Taming Globalization: International Law, the U.S. Constitution, and the New World Order
"In 1997, a Mexican national named Josob Ernesto Medellin was sentenced to death for raping and murdering two teenage girls in Texas. In 2004, the International Court of Justice ruled that he was entitled to a new trial, since the arresting officers had not informed him of his right to seek assistance from the Mexican consulate prior to trial, as prescribed by a treaty ratified by Congress in 1963. In 2008, amid fierce controversy, the U.S. Supre…
Kiobel and the Surprising Death of Universal Jurisdiction Under the Alien Tort Statute
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. has not ended future debate about the scope and impact of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). But the Kiobel Court did resolve at least one issue with surprising unanimity: both the opinion for the Court by Chief Justice John Roberts and the main concurring opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer refused to interpret the ATS as authorizing universal jurisdiction. All nine justices rejec…
Taming Globalization: International Law, the U.S. Constitution, and the New World Order
"In 1997, a Mexican national named Josob Ernesto Medellin was sentenced to death for raping and murdering two teenage girls in Texas. In 2004, the International Court of Justice ruled that he was entitled to a new trial, since the arresting officers had not informed him of his right to seek assistance from the Mexican consulate prior to trial, as prescribed by a treaty ratified by Congress in 1963. In 2008, amid fierce controversy, the U.S. Supre…
Kiobel and the Surprising Death of Universal Jurisdiction Under the Alien Tort Statute
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. has not ended future debate about the scope and impact of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS). But the Kiobel Court did resolve at least one issue with surprising unanimity: both the opinion for the Court by Chief Justice John Roberts and the main concurring opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer refused to interpret the ATS as authorizing universal jurisdiction. All nine justices rejec…
Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Alien Tort Statute (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Constitutional (1 works) · Constitutional law (1 works) · Corporate Law and Human Rights (1 works) · Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism (1 works) · Globalization (1 works) · Globalization and law (1 works)