ISBN:
9781571053534
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxxiv, 619 p)
,
24 cm
Edition:
2nd ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource Brill Nijhoff E-Books Collections : Human Rights and Humanitarian Law ; International Law 2006-2008
Parallel Title:
Print version International Human Rights Litigation in U.S. Courts
DDC:
341.4/8
Keywords:
Electronic books
;
USA
;
Menschenrecht
;
Rechtsprechung
Abstract:
Written by leading human rights litigators and theorists, this treatise offers a comprehensive analysis of human rights litigation in U.S. courts under the Alien Tort Statute and related provisions
Abstract:
Written by leading human rights litigators and theorists, this treatise offers a comprehensive analysis of human rights litigation in U.S. courts under the Alien Tort Statute and related provisions
Description / Table of Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Statutory Framework; A Note About Citations and Updates; About the Authors; PART I: THE ALIEN TORT STATUTE (ATS); Chapter 1: The Alien Tort Statute (ATS): From 1789 to Fila"rtiga, Sosa, and Beyond; Chapter 2: Understanding the Alien Tort Statute (ATS): The Analytic Framework; Chapter 3: Plaintiffs, Defendants, and Violations in Alien Tort Statute (ATS) Suits; PART II: OTHER BASES FOR SUIT; Chapter 4: The Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA); Chapter 5: Jurisdiction Over States: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA)
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 6: Other Grounds for Human Rights LitigationPART III: ACTIONABLE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS; Chapter 7: Historical Paradigms, Modern Violations; Chapter 8: Treaty Violations; PART IV: PARTIES; Chapter 9: The Plaintiff: Who Can Sue?; Chapter 10: Who Can Be Sued I: Personal Jurisdiction and Theories of Liability; Chapter 11: Who Can Be Sued II: U.S. and Local Government Defendants; Chapter 12: Who Can Be Sued III: Corporations; PART V: DEFENSES AND IMMUNITIES; Chapter 13: Foreign Affairs and Separation of Powers; Chapter 14: Immunities; Chapter 15: Miscellaneous Defences
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 16: The Role of the Executive BranchPART VI: LITIGATION; Chapter 17: Preparing and Filing a Manageable Case; Chapter 18: After the Complaint Is Filed and Served; Chapter 19: Discovery; Chapter 20: Proving a Case; Chapter 21: Remedies; PART VII: HISTORICAL JUSTICE CLAIMS; Chapter 22: Historical Justice Claims; Statutory Appendix; Table of International Documents; Table of Cases; Index;
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Rev. ed. of: International human rights litigation in U.S. courts / Beth Stephens and Michael Ratner. c1996
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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
DOI:
10.1163/ej.9781571053534.i-620
URL:
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