The Author: Niels Beisinghoff has passed his state examination in law in Schleswig-Holstein and has studied at the universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Kiel. He holds a Master of Law degree from the University of Sydney (Australia). For his dissertation, he has worked at the Max Planck Institute in Heidelberg and at the universities of Frankfurt on the Main and Harvard. He worked for international law firms and is currently working for an international management consulting firm. During his Ph.D. he co-founded an NGO for Malawi.

• Contents: Effect of transnational corporations (TNCs) – Examples of human rights violations by TNCs – Avenues to enforce human rights law against TNCs – History of the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) – Key judicial cases in ATCA litigation against TNCs – Human rights responsibilities of TNCs in ATCA litigation – Status of international law in the US – Role of international law in ATCA litigation.

The Author: Niels Beisinghoff has passed his state examination in law in Schleswig-Holstein and has studied at the universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Kiel. He holds a Master of Law degree from the University of Sydney (Australia). For his dissertation, he has worked at the Max Planck Institute in Heidelberg and at the universities of Frankfurt on the Main and Harvard. He worked for international law firms and is currently working for an international management consulting firm. During his Ph.D. he co-founded an NGO for Malawi.

• Contents: Effect of transnational corporations (TNCs) – Examples of human rights violations by TNCs – Avenues to enforce human rights law against TNCs – History of the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) – Key judicial cases in ATCA litigation against TNCs – Human rights responsibilities of TNCs in ATCA litigation – Status of international law in the US – Role of international law in ATCA litigation.

The Author: Niels Beisinghoff has passed his state examination in law in Schleswig-Holstein and has studied at the universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Kiel. He holds a Master of Law degree from the University of Sydney (Australia). For his dissertation, he has worked at the Max Planck Institute in Heidelberg and at the universities of Frankfurt on the Main and Harvard. He worked for international law firms and is currently working for an international management consulting firm. During his Ph.D. he co-founded an NGO for Malawi.

• Contents: Effect of transnational corporations (TNCs) – Examples of human rights violations by TNCs – Avenues to enforce human rights law against TNCs – History of the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) – Key judicial cases in ATCA litigation against TNCs – Human rights responsibilities of TNCs in ATCA litigation – Status of international law in the US – Role of international law in ATCA litigation.