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Beyond Territoriality: The Case Of Transnational Human Rights Litigation, Peer Zumbansen
Beyond Territoriality: The Case Of Transnational Human Rights Litigation, Peer Zumbansen
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Cases for civil damages that have been brought before Western courts by victims of torture and persecution against states officials or corporations, challenge the principles of state sovereignty and jurisdictional competence. While national courts can in cases of serious crimes hear cases that grow out of acts committed in another country, the same is not true for cases for civil compensation. A persisting and rising number of private law cases that attempts to empower disenfranchised victims of crime and abuse, points to the necessity of reconsidering the prevailing procedural and substantial obstacles that govern the so-far unsuccessful civil law suits. …
Failing To Achieve Equality: Disability Rights In Australia, Canada, And The United States, Brendon D. Pooran, Cara Wilkie
Failing To Achieve Equality: Disability Rights In Australia, Canada, And The United States, Brendon D. Pooran, Cara Wilkie
Journal of Law and Social Policy
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