How a country treats its citizens no longer exclusive domestic concern
Subtitle: a history of the Alien Tort statute litigations in the United States for human rights violations committed in Africa 1980-2008
By: Harry Akoh
Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Saarbrücken
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9783639169416
Subjects: Aliens; Human rights; Government liability; Administrative responsibility; International law; United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-234).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: From Jus Gentium (or the Law of Nations) to international law : a history of development and changes; title: The Alien Tort Statute : a history of "radically different historical interpretations"; title: ATS litigations for human rights violations in Africa; title: Can justice be achieved in the United States for human rights crimes committed in Africa?; title: Conclusion.