Human rights and the alien tort statute
Subtitle: law, history, and analysis
By: Peter Henner
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 473
ISBN-13: 9781604425932
Subjects: Aliens; Human rights; International crimes; Jurisdiction (International law); Government liability (International law); United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Language of alien tort statute; title: History of the alien tort statute; title: Alternative grounds for federal court jurisdiction of international law claims; title: Subject matter jurisdiction; title: Liable parties under the ATS; title: International relations and the ATS; title: Procedural issues in ATS litigation; title: The United States in human rights litigation.