American International Law Cases, Fourth Series

American International Law Cases (AILC) is an annual case law reporter that provides the full text of U.S. court opinions involving international law issues. The courts covered include all U.S. federal district courts and bankruptcy courts, federal appellate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as the U.S. Court of International Trade, other federal specialty courts, and state courts that have decided notable cases. The 2014 edition contains 12 volumes with over 350 cases. The cases appear in alphabetical order by case name, with a subject index of cases and consolidated table of cases at the end of Volume 12. The 2014 edition includes noteworthy cases from U.S. federal courts relating to the following topics: Alien Tort Statute: Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Tech. Inc.; Chowdhury v. WorldTel Bangladesh Holding, Ltd.; Ntsebeza v. Ford Motor Co. (In re South African Apartheid Litigation) Authority to order discovery regarding foreign assets outside the U.S.: Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd. Comity: Gucci America Inc. v. Bank of China Extraterritoriality: Ntsebeza v. Ford Motor Co. (In re South African Apartheid Litigation) Federal Tort Claims Act: In re KBR, Inc., Burn Pit Litig. (Metzgar v. KBR, Inc.) Financial support of terrorists: Wultz v. Bank of China Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: European Cmty. v. RJR Nabisco, Inc.; In re KBR, Inc., Burn Pit Litig. (Metzgar v. KBR, Inc.); Jerez v. Republic of Cuba; Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd.; Wultz v. Bank of China Habeas corpus and the detention of suspected terrorists: Aamer v. Obama; Abdullah v. Obama; Al Janko v. Gates; Hatim v. Obama Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: Sanchez v. R.G.L. In personam jurisdiction: Daimler AG v. Bauman; Gucci America Inc. v. Bank of China International arbitration and the New York Convention: BG Group PLC v. Argentina; Commissions Import Export SA v. Republic of the Congo Political question doctrine: Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Tech. Inc. Status and rights of aliens: Hizam v. Kerry; Scialabba v. Cuellar De Osorio War powers and national security: Ralls Corp. v. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States