Tort liability for human rights abuses /

Advancing a bold theory of the relevance of tort law in the fight against human rights abuses, celebrated US law professor George Fletcher here challenges the community of international lawyers to think again about how they can use the Alien Tort Statute. Beginning with an historical analysis Fletch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fletcher, George P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2008.
Temas:
United States. > Alien Tort Claims Act.
Alien Tort Claims Act (United States)
Torts (International law)
Civil rights.
State action (Civil rights)
Government liability > United States.
War crimes.
War (International law)
Torture (International law)
Responsabilité civile (Droit international)
State action (Droits de l'homme)
Crimes de guerre.
Guerre (Droit international)
Torture (Droit international)
International human rights law.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Civil rights
Government liability
War crimes
United States of America.
Human rights.
Torts.
Alien Tort Claims Act.
United States
Computer network resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prelims; Contents; Introduction The New Rights; 1 A Comparative Analysis of Tort Law; 2 The Paradigm of Efficiency; 3 Reciprocity; 4 The Paradigm of Aggression; 5 Torture as Aggression; 6 The Jurisprudence of Sosa; 7 The Liability of Accessories; 8 Concluding Theses; Appendix One; Appendix Two; Index.

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