TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stephens,Beth
AU  - Stephens,Beth
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - International human rights litigation in U.S. courts
AV  - KF1309.5 .S74 2008eb
U1  - 341.4/8 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Boston, Leiden
PB  - Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
KW  - United States
KW  - Alien Tort Claims Act
KW  - Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991
KW  - Government liability
KW  - Administrative responsibility
KW  - Immunities of foreign states
KW  - Aliens
KW  - Torture victims
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
KW  - International crimes
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Rev. ed. of: International human rights litigation in U.S. courts / Beth Stephens and Michael Ratner. c1996; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10355176
ER  -