Civil actions for uncivilized acts the adjudicative jurisdiction of common law courts in transnational human rights proceedings - Larocque, François 1975- (Irwin Law, 2010)
Foreword by Louise Arbour. - Includes table of cases
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-351) and index
Transnational human rights litigation -- The Alien Tort Claims Act -- The Torture Victim Protection Act and other US jurisdictional bases -- Customary international law and common law courts -- Extraterritorial jurisdiction, applicable law, and justiciability -- Forum non conveniens -- State immunity -- A theory and assessment of transnational human rights litigation -- Corporate civil liability under ATCA.