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Corporations and human rights : an analysis of ATCA litigation against corporations / Niels Beisinghoff.

Title
  1. Corporations and human rights : an analysis of ATCA litigation against corporations / Niels Beisinghoff.
Published by
  1. Frankfurt am Main ; New York : P. Lang, ©2009.
Author
  1. Beisinghoff, Niels.

Details

Description
  1. xviii, 326 pages; 21 cm.
Series statement
  1. Schriften zum internationalen und zum öffentlichen Recht, 0943-173X ; Bd. 81
Uniform title
  1. Schriften zum internationalen und zum öffentlichen Recht ; Bd. 81.
Alternative title
  1. Analysis of ATCA litigation against corporations
  2. Analysis of Alien Tort Claims Act litigation against corporations
Subject
  1. Alien Tort Claims Act
  2. Alien Tort Claims Act (United States)
  3. Alien tort claims act
  4. Corporations, Foreign > Law and legislation
  5. Corporations, Foreign > Law and legislation > United States
  6. International crimes
  7. International crimes > United States
  8. Menschenrecht
  9. Menschenrechtsverletzung
  10. Multinationales Unternehmen
  11. Schadensersatz
  12. Tort liability of corporations
  13. Tort liability of corporations > United States
  14. USA
  15. USA
  16. United States
  17. United States
  18. Unternehmen
  19. Zivilprozess
Contents
  1. Setting the stage : current legal setting of human rights accountability of TNCs -- Enforcing human rights law against TNCs : avenues to hold TNCs accountable -- 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.
Note
  1. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Frankfurt am Main, 2008.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-326).
Processing action (note)
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