American immigration policy : confronting the nation's challenges / / Steven G. Koven, Frank Gotzke |
Autore | Koven Steven G |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2010.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
Disciplina | 325.73 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GotzkeFrank |
Collana | Public administration, governance and globalization |
Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - Government policy - United States
Aliens - United States |
ISBN |
0-387-95940-8
1-283-94509-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Theoretical Perspectives: Economics, Culture, Politics -- The Political Economy of Immigration Policies and Politics -- Immigrant Contributions to American Economic Development -- Immigrant Contributions to American Culture -- Immigrant Contributions to American Politics and Immigration Policy -- Immigration Policies Outside of the United States -- Conclusions. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825323203321 |
Koven Steven G | ||
New York, : Springer, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The anatomy of torture : a documentary history of Filartiga v. Pena Irala / / William J. Aceves |
Autore | Aceves William J |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leidon ; ; Boston, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (817 p.) |
Disciplina | 341.4/8 |
Collana | Nijhoff eBook titles 2007 |
Soggetto topico |
Trials - United States
Aliens - United States Torts - United States Torts (International law) Crimes against humanity |
ISBN |
1-282-39619-6
9786612396199 90-474-3123-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / W.J. Aceves -- Chapter 1. Introduction / W.J. Aceves -- Chapter 2. Filartiga V. Pena-Irala: The Birth Of Transnational Litigation / W.J. Aceves -- Chapter 3. Filartiga And The Development Of Transnational Litigation / W.J. Aceves -- Chapter 4. Conclusion / W.J. Aceves -- Appendix: Litigation Documents And Related Materials / W.J. Aceves -- Bibliography / W.J. Aceves -- Index / W.J. Aceves. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828926103321 |
Aceves William J | ||
Leidon ; ; Boston, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Corporations and transnational human rights litigation / / Sarah Joseph |
Autore | Joseph Sarah |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford [Eng.] ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
Disciplina |
341.481
342.085 |
Collana | Human rights law in perspective |
Soggetto topico |
Aliens - United States
Economic development - Environmental aspects Environmental responsibility Human rights Jurisdiction (International law) Torts (International law) |
ISBN |
1-4725-6308-5
1-280-80815-2 9786610808151 1-84731-074-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. The Alien Tort Claims Act -- 3. Other jurisdictional bases in the US -- 4. Procedural obstacles in the US -- 5. A new front: the Nike case -- 6. Transnational human rights litigation in other countries -- 7. Parent corporation liability in transnational human rights cases -- 8. Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784280903321 |
Joseph Sarah | ||
Oxford [Eng.] ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Corporations and transnational human rights litigation / / Sarah Joseph |
Autore | Joseph Sarah |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford [Eng.] ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
Disciplina |
341.481
342.085 |
Collana | Human rights law in perspective |
Soggetto topico |
Aliens - United States
Economic development - Environmental aspects Environmental responsibility Human rights Jurisdiction (International law) Torts (International law) |
ISBN |
1-4725-6308-5
1-280-80815-2 9786610808151 1-84731-074-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. The Alien Tort Claims Act -- 3. Other jurisdictional bases in the US -- 4. Procedural obstacles in the US -- 5. A new front: the Nike case -- 6. Transnational human rights litigation in other countries -- 7. Parent corporation liability in transnational human rights cases -- 8. Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826225703321 |
Joseph Sarah | ||
Oxford [Eng.] ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Does the constitution follow the flag? : the evolution of territoriality in American law / / Kal Raustiala |
Autore | Raustiala Kal |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
Disciplina | 342.73/0413 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Conflict of laws - Jurisdiction - United States
Effectiveness and validity of law - United States Exterritoriality Aliens - United States Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - United States |
ISBN |
0-19-756241-8
0-19-974566-8 1-282-32827-1 9786612328275 0-19-971958-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Territoriality in American law -- Territory and the republic -- The imperial constitution -- The fall and rise of extraterritoriality -- America abroad -- The long arm of the law -- Offshoring the war on terror -- Territoriality's evolution. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818400803321 |
Raustiala Kal | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Immigration relief : legal assistance for noncitizen crime victims / / Rachel Gonzalez Settlage, Elizabeth Anne Campbell, Veronica Tobar Thronson |
Autore | Settlage Rachel Gonzalez |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | American Bar Association |
Disciplina | 362.88 |
Soggetto topico |
Victims of crimes - Legal status, laws, etc - United States
Visa - United States Legal assistance to immigrants - United States Aliens - United States Asylum, Right of - United States Refugees - Legal status, laws, etc - United States Torture (International law) Emigration and immigration law - United States |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Relief for victims of domestic violence at the hands of U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident family members -- Relief for victims of certain crimes who assist law enforcement : the U Visa -- Relief for victims of trafficking -- Special immigrant juvenile status -- Asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the convention against torture. |
Altri titoli varianti | Immigration Relief |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910671575603321 |
Settlage Rachel Gonzalez | ||
American Bar Association | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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International human rights litigation in U.S. courts / / Beth Stephens ... [et al.] |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston ; ; Leiden, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (654 p.) |
Disciplina | 341.4/8 |
Altri autori (Persone) | StephensBeth <1954-> |
Collana | Nijhoff eBook titles 2008 |
Soggetto topico |
Government liability - United States
Administrative responsibility - United States Immunities of foreign states - United States Aliens - United States Torture victims - Legal status, laws, etc - United States International crimes Human rights |
ISBN |
1-282-39620-X
9786612396205 90-474-3172-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The alien tort statute (ATS) : from 1789 to filartiga, sosa, and beyond -- Understanding the alien tort statute (ATS) : the analytic framework -- Plaintiffs, defendants, and violations in alien tort statute (ATS) suits -- The torture victim protection act (TVPA) -- Jurisdiction over states : the foreign sovereign immunities act (FSIA) -- Other grounds for human rights litigation -- Historical paradigms, modern violations -- Treaty violations -- The plaintiff : who can sue? -- Who can be sued I : personal jurisdiction and theories of liability -- Who can be sued II : U.S. and local government defendants -- Who can be sued III : corporations -- Foreign affairs and separation of powers -- Immunities -- Miscellaneous defences -- The role of the Executive Banch -- Preparing and filing a manageable case -- After the complaint is filed and served -- Discovery -- Proving a case -- Remedies -- Historical justice claims. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817136903321 |
Boston ; ; Leiden, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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