comparative perspectives on the development of transnational human rights litigation /
edited by Craig Scott.
Portland, Or. :
Hart Pub.,
2001.
1 online resource (xliii, 731 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminaries; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; 1 Introduction to Torture as Tort From Sudan to Canada to Somalia; 2 Translating Torture into Transnational Tort Conceptual Divides in the Debate on Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Harms; 3 International Human Rights Tort Claims and the Experience of United States Courts An Introduction to the US Case Law Key Statutes and Doctrines; 4 Taking Filártiga on the Road Why Courts Outside the United States Should Accept Jurisdiction Over Actions Involving Torture Committed Abroad; 5 Torture Prevention versus Punishment.
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Should it be possible for a victim of a human rights violation in one country to bring a private law claim against the alleged perpetrators in the courts of another country? This text presents a collection of essays which address this question.
Torture as tort.
9781841130606
Conflict of laws.
Human rights.
Torts.
Torture.
Conflict of laws.
Human rights.
Martelen.
Mensenrechten.
Onrechtmatige daad.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Human Rights.