comparative perspectives on the development of transnational human rights litigation /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Craig Scott.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Portland, Or. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Hart Pub.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xliii, 731 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Torture as tort.
International Standard Book Number
9781841130606
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Conflict of laws.
Human rights.
Torts.
Torture.
Conflict of laws.
Human rights.
Martelen.
Mensenrechten.
Onrechtmatige daad.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Human Rights.