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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koebele, Michael.

Series:

Developments in international law ; v. 61.

Developments in international law, 0924-5332 ; v. 61

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government liability--United States.

Government liability.

Tort liability of corporations--United States.

Tort liability of corporations.

Government liability (International law).

United States. Alien Tort Claims Act.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

International law covered

Corporate participation covered

Defenses and limitations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

1-282-60171-7

9786612601712

90-474-2711-4

OCLC:

606925090

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004173651.i-414 DOI