Challenging Human Rights Violations: Using International Law in U.S. Courts

by Francisco Forrest Martin

Published under a Rights International project assisting US human rights advocates apply international human rights laws to violations in the US, this volume makes the case that international law is not foreign to US law. Martin (U. of Saskatchewan College of Law), the founder and president of Rights International, provides in-depth coverage of the sources and authority of international law, including treaties to which the US is a party; and applications of international law to human rights violations in the US and aboard (e.g., gay and lesbian rights, extraterritorial rights protection, compensation for unintentional false imprisonment). Includes a chart summarizing sources for providing private cause of action for international law claims, and a table of authorities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Hardcover

First published April 1, 2001