Corporations and Transnational Human Rights Litigation

Since The Mid-1980s Litigants Have Been Exploring Ways Of Holding Multinational Corporations [mncs] Liable For Offshore Human Rights Abuses In The Courts Of The Company's Home States. This Study Examines These Developments And The Procedural Arguments Which Have Been Used To Block Litigation. Joseph From Monash University, Vic. Preliminaries; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Alien Tort Claims Act; 3 Other Jurisdictional Bases In The Us; 4 Procedural Obstacles In The Us; 5 A New Front The Nike Case; 6 Transnational Human Rights Litigation In Other Countries; 7 Parent Corporation Liability In Transnational Human Rights Cases; 8 Conclusion; Appendix Table Of Selected Cases; Index. Sarah Joseph. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.