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Corporate responsibility under the Alien Tort Statute : enforcement of international law through US torts law /

Koebele, Michael.

Corporate responsibility under the Alien Tort Statute : enforcement of international law through US torts law / by Michael Koebele. - 1 online resource. - Nijhoff eBook titles 2009 . - Developments in International Law 61. International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2009, ISBN: 9789004222977. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-407) and index.

Preliminary Materials -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Actionability Standards -- Chapter Two. International Criminal Law -- Chapter Three. Civil And Political Rights -- Chapter Four. Labor Standards -- Chapter Five. Environmental Destruction -- Chapter Six. Application To Tncs -- Chapter Seven. Norms That Can Be Violated Only by State Actors -- Chapter Eight. Norms That Can Be Violated by Everyone -- Chapter Nine. Corporate Shield -- Chapter Ten. Lack Of Personal Jurisdiction -- Chapter Eleven. Forum Non Conveniens -- Chapter Twelve. Nonjusticiability Issues -- Chapter Thirteen. Duress -- Bibliography -- Index.

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The Alien Tort Statute (also referred to as the Alien Tort Claims Act) is a US statute that provides a cause of action for violations of international law. While originally used against former dictators and military officials who fled to the U.S. after the respective governments in their home countries have been removed, human rights activists are now targeting transnational corporations or multinational enterprises for human rights violations in connection with their investments made outside the United States. This book examines and analyzes corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute.

9789047427117

10.1163/ej.9789004173651.i-414 DOI

2009009080

20128150 bccb


United States. Alien Tort Claims Act.


Government liability (International law)
Government liability--United States.
Tort liability of corporations--United States.
Tort liability of corporations.

KF1309.5 / .K64 2009

342.7308/8