Justice across borders [electronic resource] : the struggle for human rights in U.S. courts / Jeffrey Davis.

By: Davis, Jeffrey, 1967-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008Description: xi, 303 pISBN: 9780511407970 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): United States. Alien Tort Claims Act | Administrative responsibility -- United States | Aliens -- United States | Government liability (International law) | International crimesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 342.7308/8 LOC classification: KF1309.5 | .D38 2008Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
The seeds of legal accountability -- Competing forces in the struggle for accountability -- Human rights entrepreneurs: NGOs and the ATS revolution -- Separation of powers and human rights cases -- No safe haven : human rights cases challenging foreign countries and nationals -- Holding corporations accountable for human rights violations -- Sorting through the ashes : testing findings and predictions through quantitative analysis -- Impact and conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The seeds of legal accountability -- Competing forces in the struggle for accountability -- Human rights entrepreneurs: NGOs and the ATS revolution -- Separation of powers and human rights cases -- No safe haven : human rights cases challenging foreign countries and nationals -- Holding corporations accountable for human rights violations -- Sorting through the ashes : testing findings and predictions through quantitative analysis -- Impact and conclusion.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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