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100 1 _aStephens, Beth,
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245 1 0 _aInternational human rights litigation in U.S. courts /
_cBeth Stephens [and others].
250 _aSecond edition.
264 1 _aBoston ;
_aLeiden :
_bMartinus Nijhoff Publishers,
_c[2008]
264 4 _c©2008
300 _axxxiv, 619 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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500 _aRevised edition of: International human rights litigation in U.S. courts / Beth Stephens and Michael Ratner. c1996.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
588 _aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_tAlien Tort Claims Act
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610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_tTorture Victim Protection Act of 1991
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650 0 _aGovernment liability
_zUnited States
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650 0 _aAdministrative responsibility
_zUnited States
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650 0 _aImmunities of foreign states
_zUnited States
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650 0 _aAliens
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650 0 _aTorture victims
_xLegal status, laws, etc.
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aInternational crimes
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650 0 _aHuman rights.
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