This book studies the struggle to enforce international human
rights law in federal courts. In 1980, a federal appeals court
ruled that a Paraguayan family could sue a Paraguayan official
under the Alien Tort Statute - a dormant provision of the 1789
Judiciary Act - for torture committed in Paraguay. Since then,
courts have been wrestling with this step toward a universal
approach to human rights law. The book examines attempts by human
rights groups to use the law to enforce human rights norms. It
explains the separation of powers issues arising when victims sue
the United States or when the United States intervenes to urge
dismissal of a claim. Moreover, it analyzes the controversies
arising from attempts to hold foreign nations, foreign officials,
and corporations liable under international human rights law. While
Davis's analysis is driven by social science methods, its
foundation is the dramatic human story from which these cases
arise.
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