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International Human Rights Litigation in U. S. Courts

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Although I am only a law student, I want to express great appreciation for this manual for litigating (foreign) human rights torts cases in U.S. courts. Not only does it include the evolution of case law and statutes on the subject, presenting this in the most helpful way; not only does it describe the current status of relatively resolved, or possible issues and the apparent trends as of 1996; it also suggests strategies, caveats, with explicit attention to specific pitfalls and opportunities. Simultaneously it is a history, an analysis, and a workbook. I only wish I could afford to buy it!
[For reasons fully explained and practical, it focuses on the Alien Tort Claims Act and the Torture Victims Protection Act, and is not very pertinent to any attempt at raising issues of domestic human rights for Americans violated by Americans in the United States. It does, however point out the wisdom of including all municipal causes of action along with one's reference to international law: treaties, covenants, customary law, and especially jus cogens.]