Abstract

The case of Flomo v. Firestone Natural Rubber Company involves child laborers’ claims that labor practices on a Liberian rubber plantation violate international norms. Though the case was recently resolved in favor of the defendants at the district court level, the case’s complicated procedural and substantive history offers insight into the viability of future child labor claims. This Note examines the Flomo case and explores how standards from the ATS and the United States Supreme Court case Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain apply to future plaintiffs’ claims. This Note also analyzes the potential repercussions that plaintiffs face in using the ATS as a tool to influence global child labor practices and highlights the realities of ATS child labor litigation.

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