Saturday, March 16, 2013

Symposium: Human Rights Litigation in State Courts and Under State Law

The current issue of the UC Irvine Law Review (Vol. 3, no. 1, 2013) contains a symposium on "Human Rights Litigation in State Courts and Under State Law." Contents include:
  • Symposium: Human Rights Litigation in State Courts and Under State Law
    • Christopher A. Whytock, Donald Earl Childress III, & Michael D. Ramsey, After Kiobel—International Human Rights Litigation in State Courts and Under State Law
    • Paul Hoffman & Beth Stephens, International Human Rights Cases Under State Law and in State Courts
    • Austen L. Parrish, State Court International Human Rights Litigation: A Concerning Trend?
    • Patrick J. Borchers, Conflict-of-Laws Considerations in State Court Human Rights Actions
    • Anthony J. Colangelo & Kristina A. Kiik, Spatial Legality, Due Process, and Choice of Law in Human Rights Litigation Under U.S. State Law
    • Chimène I. Keitner, State Courts and Transitory Torts in Transnational Human Rights Cases
    • David Kaye, State Execution of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
    • Michael D. Goldhaber, Corporate Human Rights Litigation in Non-U.S. Courts: A Comparative Scorecard