TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stephens,Beth
TI  - International human rights litigation in U.S. courts
SN  - 1571053530
AV  - KF1309.5 .S74 2008
U1  - 341.48 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Boston, Leiden
PB  - Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
KW  - United States
KW  - Alien Tort Claims Act
KW  - Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991
KW  - Government liability
KW  - Administrative responsibility
KW  - Immunities of foreign states
KW  - Aliens
KW  - Torture victims
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
KW  - International crimes
KW  - Human rights
N1  - 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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