LEADER 03639nam 22006972 450 001 9910454370703321 005 20220204135027.0 010 $a1-107-18333-2 010 $a1-281-71698-7 010 $a9786611716981 010 $a0-511-80952-2 010 $a0-511-40933-8 010 $a0-511-40987-7 010 $a0-511-40797-1 010 $a0-511-40723-8 010 $a0-511-40876-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000535622 035 $a(EBL)347206 035 $a(OCoLC)437213172 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000186723 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11180135 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000186723 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10253120 035 $a(PQKB)11264108 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511809521 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC347206 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL347206 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10235051 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL171698 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000535622 100 $a20101021d2008|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aJustice across borders $ethe struggle for human rights in U.S. courts /$fJeffrey Davis$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 303 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-70240-2 311 $a0-521-87817-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe seeds of legal accountability -- Competing forces in the struggle for accountability : An overview of the issues entangling ATS litigation -- 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. 330 $aThis book studies the struggle to enforce international human rights law in federal courts. In 1980, a federal appeals court ruled that a Paraguayan family could sue a Paraguayan official under the Alien Tort Statute - a dormant provision of the 1789 Judiciary Act - for torture committed in Paraguay. Since then, courts have been wrestling with this step toward a universal approach to human rights law. Davis examines attempts by human rights groups to use the law to enforce human rights norms. He explains the separation of powers issues arising when victims sue the United States or when the United States intervenes to urge dismissal of a claim and analyses the controversies arising from attempts to hold foreign nations, foreign officials, and corporations liable under international human rights law. While Davis's analysis is driven by social science methods, its foundation is the dramatic human story from which these cases arise. 606 $aAdministrative responsibility$zUnited States 606 $aNoncitizens$zUnited States 606 $aGovernment liability (International law) 606 $aInternational crimes 615 0$aAdministrative responsibility 615 0$aNoncitizens 615 0$aGovernment liability (International law) 615 0$aInternational crimes. 676 $a342.7308/8 700 $aDavis$b Jeffrey$f1967-$01041294 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454370703321 996 $aJustice across borders$92466958 997 $aUNINA