02961nam 22006974a 450 991095607080332120251116234635.01-282-60171-7978661260171290-474-2711-410.1163/ej.9789004173651.i-414(CKB)2670000000009846(EBL)489446(OCoLC)606925090(SSID)ssj0000358386(PQKBManifestationID)11304467(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358386(PQKBWorkID)10377143(PQKB)10511010(MiAaPQ)EBC489446(nllekb)BRILL9789047427117(Au-PeEL)EBL489446(CaPaEBR)ebr10372655(CaONFJC)MIL260171(PPN)174401574(EXLCZ)99267000000000984620090306d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCorporate responsibility under the Alien Tort Statute enforcement of international law through US torts law /by Michael Koebele1st ed.Leiden ;Boston Martinus Nijhoff Publishers20091 online resource (428 p.)Developments in international law,0924-5332 ;v. 61Description based upon print version of record.90-04-17365-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-407) and index.International law covered -- Corporate participation covered -- Defenses and limitations.The Alien Tort Statute (also referred to as the Alien Tort Claims Act) is a US statute that provides a cause of action for violations of international law. While originally used against former dictators and military officials who fled to the U.S. after the respective governments in their home countries have been removed, human rights activists are now targeting transnational corporations or multinational enterprises for human rights violations in connection with their investments made outside the United States. This book examines and analyzes corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute.Developments in international law ;v. 61.Government liabilityUnited StatesTort liability of corporationsUnited StatesGovernment liability (International law)Tort liability of corporationsGovernment liabilityTort liability of corporationsGovernment liability (International law)Tort liability of corporations.342.7308/886.80bclKoebele Michael510477MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956070803321Corporate responsibility under the alien tort statute766398UNINA