Tort liability for human rights abuses / George P. Fletcher.

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Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Publishing, 2008.

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69540

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United States. -- Alien Tort Claims Act.

Torts (International law)

Civil rights.

State action (Civil rights)

Government liability -- United States.

War crimes.

War (International law)

Torture (International law)

Contents:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. A comprative analysis of tort law

The paradigm of efficiency

Reciprocity

The paradigm of aggression

Torture as aggression

The jurisprudence of Sosa

The liability of accessories

Concluding theses.

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Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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9781841137940

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viii, 214 p. ; 22 cm