Awakening Monster – The Alien Tort Statute of 1789

Summary

This analysis examines the impact the Alien Tort Statute, enacted in 1789, could have on trade and foreign direct investment. Its history is traced from the original intent to recent court interpretations, including a look at class-action suits over asbestos and apartheid.

Product details

• Authors: Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Nicholas Mitrokostas, Nicholas K. Mitrokostas
• Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economics
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2003
• EAN: 9780881323665
• ISBN: 978-0-88132-366-5
• No. of pages: 104
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 223 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 146 g
• Series: Policy Analyses in Internation; Policy Analyses in Internation; Policy Analyses in International Economics
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology