International human rights litigation in U.S. courts / Beth Stephens [and others].
Material type: TextPublisher: Boston ; Leiden : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Edition: Second editionDescription: xxxiv, 619 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1571053530
- 9781571053534
- United States. Alien Tort Claims Act
- United States. Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991
- Government liability -- United States
- Administrative responsibility -- United States
- Immunities of foreign states -- United States
- Aliens -- United States
- Torture victims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
- International crimes
- Human rights
- 341.48 22
- KF1309.5 .S74 2008
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 341.48 INT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A445387B |
Revised edition of: International human rights litigation in U.S. courts / Beth Stephens and Michael Ratner. c1996.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The alien tort statute (ATS) : from 1789 to filartiga, sosa, and beyond -- Understanding the alien tort statute (ATS) : the analytic framework -- Plaintiffs, defendants, and violations in alien tort statute (ATS) suits -- The torture victim protection act (TVPA) -- Jurisdiction over states : the foreign sovereign immunities act (FSIA) -- Other grounds for human rights litigation -- Historical paradigms, modern violations -- Treaty violations -- The plaintiff : who can sue? -- Who can be sued I : personal jurisdiction and theories of liability -- Who can be sued II : U.S. and local government defendants -- Who can be sued III : corporations -- Foreign affairs and separation of powers -- Immunities -- Miscellaneous defences -- The role of the Executive Banch -- Preparing and filing a manageable case -- After the complaint is filed and served -- Discovery -- Proving a case -- Remedies -- Historical justice claims.
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