Torture as tort : comparative perspectives on the development of transnational human rights litigation /

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Scott, Craig (Craig M.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford [England] ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2001.
Temas:
Torture.
Human rights.
Torts.
Conflict of laws.
Human Rights
Liability, Legal
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Responsabilité civile.
Droit international privé.
torts.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Conflict of laws
Human rights
Torts
Torture
Martelen.
Onrechtmatige daad.
Mensenrechten.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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