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Title
Civil actions for uncivilized acts
Other Titles (e.g. Variant)
Adjudicative jurisdiction of common law courts in transnational human rights proceedings
Type
Text
Monograph
Subject
Jurisdiction--United States (LCSH)
Jurisdiction--Great Britain (LCSH)
Jurisdiction--Canada (LCSH)
Immunities of foreign states--United States (LCSH)
Immunities of foreign states--Great Britain (LCSH)
Immunities of foreign states--Canada (LCSH)
Liability for human rights violations (LCSH)
Immunities of foreign states (LCSH)
Jurisdiction (International law) (LCSH)
Torts (International law) (LCSH)
Language
English
Classification
LCC: K2226 .L37 2010
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Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Table Of Contents
Transnational human rights litigation
The Alien Tort Claims Act
The Torture Victim Protection Act and other US jurisdictional bases
Customary international law and common law courts
Extraterritorial jurisdiction, applicable law, and justiciability
Forum non conveniens
State immunity
A theory and assessment of transnational human rights litigation
Corporate civil liability under ATCA.
Authorized Access Point
Larocque, François (François J.) Civil actions for uncivilized acts