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Abdul-Rahman Omar Adra v. Clift et al.

United States of America.  30 June 1961 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

International law — Relation to municipal law — " Law of nations" defined — Municipal statute conferring jurisdiction upon federal courts in actions by aliens for torts committed in violation of law of nations — Action by alien seeking custody of daughter from divorced wife — The law of nations as understood by courts in United States of America.

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Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1966

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