International human rights litigation in U.S. courts
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a International human rights litigation in U.S. courts |h [electronic resource] / |c Beth Stephens ... [et al.]. |
| 260 | |a Boston ; |a Leiden : |b Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, |c c2008. | ||
| 300 | |a xxxiv, 619 p. | ||
| 500 | |a Rev. ed. of: International human rights litigation in U.S. courts / Beth Stephens and Michael Ratner. c1996. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 533 | |a Electronic reproduction. |b Palo Alto, Calif. : |c ebrary, |d 2013. |n Available via World Wide Web. |n Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. | ||
| 610 | 1 | 0 | |a United States. |t Alien Tort Claims Act. |
| 610 | 1 | 0 | |a United States. |t Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Government liability |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Administrative responsibility |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Immunities of foreign states |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Aliens |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Torture victims |x Legal status, laws, etc. |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a International crimes. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Human rights. | |
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| 700 | 1 | |a Stephens, Beth, |d 1954- | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Stephens, Beth, |d 1954- |t International human rights litigation in U.S. courts. | |
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