Justice Across Borders

The Struggle for Human Rights in U.S. Courts

AvJeffrey Davis

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

This 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-06-02
Mått:158 x 235 x 22 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:318
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521878173

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Politiskt förtryck inom Samhälle och politik
Folkrätt inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Professor Davis has taught constitutional law, comparative law, and judicial politics courses for more than six years and has won several teaching awards. He has published articles on human rights accountability, judicial decision-making, and judicial fairness in several journals. In addition, Professor Davis has conducted research and analysis on a volunteer basis for two international human rights organizations. Before beginning his academic career, Professor Davis practised law as a state Assistant Attorney General, as an attorney for the Atlanta School Board, and as the Legal Aide to the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives.

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"In Justice Across Borders, Jeffrey Davis makes an indispensable and innovative contribution to the study of human rights and the growing literature on international justice. Mixing detailed case studies with quantitative analysis, Davis reveals the transformative role of litigation in the search for justice. He also reminds us that individuals – from survivors of mass atrocities to the public interest lawyers who represent them – play an essential role in this search." --William J. Aceves, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, California Western School of Law, and author of The Anatomy of Torture: A Documentary History of Filartiga v. Pena-Irala

Innehållsförteckning

1. The seeds of legal accountability; 2. Competing forces in the struggle for accountability; 3. Human rights entrepreneurs: NGOs and the ATS revolution; 4. Separation of powers and human rights cases; 5. No safe haven: human rights cases challenging foreign countries and nationals; 6. Holding corporations accountable for human rights violations; 7. Sorting through the ashes: testing findings and predictions through quantitative analysis; 8. Impact and conclusion.