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James Biser Whisker
Professor Emeritus, Political Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, US
Kevin R. Spiker
Associate Professor, Political Science Department, Ohio University, St. Clairsville, OH, US
Series: Political Science and History, Congressional Policies, Practices and Procedures
BISAC: POL006000
The Alien Tort Claim Act, aka the Alien Tort Statute, was part of the Judiciary Act of 1789. Only in 1980 did the U.S. federal courts find any significant meaning in it. Initially, the ATCA applied to violations of basic rules of international law, such as piracy. It was applied at the beginning of 1980 to human rights violations. Its meaning was expanded to incorporate liability, but in 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court ended such lawsuits.
(Imprint: Nova)
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: The Origins of the Alien Tort Claims Act
Chapter 2: Filartiga: The First Case
Chapter 3: The Torture Victim Protection Act
Chapter 4: Human Rights Cases
Chapter 5: The Alvarez-Machain Cases
Chapter 6: ATCA Cases Settled Out of Court
Chapter 7: Failed Cases under the ATCA
Chapter 8: Corporate Liability under ATCA
Chapter 9. Corporate Accountability
Index
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