International human rights litigation in U.S. courts / Beth Stephens ... [et al.].
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xxxiv, 619 p. |
| Notes: | Rev. ed. of: International human rights litigation in U.S. courts / Beth Stephens and Michael Ratner. c1996. |
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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.