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English
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619

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Cover of: International human rights litigation in U.S. courts
International human rights litigation in U.S. courts
2008, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
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Table of Contents

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.

Edition Notes

Rev. ed. of: International human rights litigation in U.S. courts / Beth Stephens and Michael Ratner. c1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Boston, Leiden

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
341.4/8
Library of Congress
KF1309.5 .S74 2008, KF1309.5.S74 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxiv, 619 p. ;
Number of pages
619

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Open Library
OL23155941M
Internet Archive
internationalhum00step
ISBN 13
9781571053534
LCCN
2007045945
OCLC/WorldCat
180989618
Library Thing
5984759
Goodreads
3412250

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