International human rights litigation in U.S. courts (Record no. 210200)
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| fixed length control field | 02770nam a22004334a 4500 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 341.4/8 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | International human rights litigation in U.S. courts |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Boston ; |
| -- | Leiden : |
| Name of publisher | Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, |
| Year of publication | c2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxxiv, 619 p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Rev. ed. of: International human rights litigation in U.S. courts / Beth Stephens and Michael Ratner. c1996. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Government liability |
| Topical Term | Administrative responsibility |
| Topical Term | Immunities of foreign states |
| Topical Term | Aliens |
| Topical Term | Torture victims |
| Topical Term | International crimes. |
| Topical Term | Human rights. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Stephens, Beth, |
| Personal name | Stephens, Beth, |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10355176 |
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