de justice for any injury contemplated by the Alien Tort Statute and the TVPA or treated these dealings with the protection of human rights." The Tachiona court, therefore, ruled that with respect to the TVPA the federal common law concerning damage awards allows for both compensatory and punitive dama

claim does not specifically provide for punitive damages, the remedy of punitive damages can be supplied through federal common law. For example, in Tachiona v. Mugabe, 216 F.Supp.2d 262 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) the court upheld an award of compensatory damages and punitive damages under the Torture Victim Protec

quest for punitive damages under §2255 Is required to be dismissed or stricken. (Plaintiff's Response, Part III, p. 11-18). Plaintiff's reliance on Tachiona v. Mugabe, 216 F.Supp.2d 262 (S.D.N.Y. 2002), is misplaced as the federal statute at issue, the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA), is clearly di

equest for punitive damages under §2265 is required to be dismissed or stricken. (Plaintiffs Response, Part III, p. 11-18). Plaintiff's reliance on Tachiona v. Mugabe, 216 F.Supp.2d 262 (S.D.N.Y. 2002), is misplaced as the federal statute at issue, the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA), is clearly di