Legal Opinion
Tachiona v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 6, 2004No. 03-6033(L), 03-6043(XAP)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge.
The United States appeals from a default judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Victor Marrero, Judge) against defendant the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (“ZANU-PF”) for violations of the Alien Tort Claims Act (“ATCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (2001), the Torture Victim Protection Act *209of 1991 (“TVPA”), Pub.L. 102-256, 106 Stat. 73 (1992) (codified at 28 U.S.C. § 1350 note), and international human rights norms. Plaintiffs cross-appeal from the district court’s dismissal, for lack of…
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