U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 19, 2024
§ 1350.
Alien’s action for tort

The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 934.)
cite as: 28 USC 1350