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BL
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991322
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b745692
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Torture as tort : : comparative perspectives on the development of transnational human rights litigation /\ edited by Craig Scott.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford [England] ;Portland, Or. :: Hart Pub.,, 2001.
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1 online resource (xliii, 731 pages)
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| ISBN
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1280808489
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: 1472562348
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: 1847311083
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: 1847316808
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: 9781280808487
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: 9781472562340
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: 9781847311085
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: 9781847316806
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1841130605
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9781841130606
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Preliminaries; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; 1 Introduction to Torture as Tort From Sudan to Canada to Somalia; 2 Translating Torture into Transnational Tort Conceptual Divides in the Debate on Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Harms; 3 International Human Rights Tort Claims and the Experience of United States Courts An Introduction to the US Case Law Key Statutes and Doctrines; 4 Taking Filártiga on the Road Why Courts Outside the United States Should Accept Jurisdiction Over Actions Involving Torture Committed Abroad; 5 Torture Prevention versus Punishment.
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| Abstract
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Should it be possible for a victim of a human rights violation in one country to bring a private law claim against the alleged perpetrators in the courts of another country? This text presents a collection of essays which address this question.
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Conflict of laws.
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Human rights.
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Torts.
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Torture.
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Conflict of laws.
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Human rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- Human Rights.
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Torts.
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Torture.
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Martelen.
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Mensenrechten.
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Onrechtmatige daad.
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| Dewey Classification
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341.4/8
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| LC Classification
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K5304.T67 2001eb
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| NLM classification
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86.81bcl
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| Added Entry
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Scott, Craig, (Craig M.)
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