Private law remedies for extraterritorial human rights violations [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Eric Engle

Private Law Remedies for Extraterritorial Human Rights Violations Inauguraldissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde der Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaft der Universität Bremen vorgelegt von Eric Engle (geb. in New York) Gutachter: 1. Prof. Dr. Gert Brüggemeier 2. Prof. Dr. Josef Falke Kolloquium am: 30. Januar 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ......................................................................................................7 Limits of the Inquiry ..........................................................................................7 Interest of th.........................................................................................8 Research Objectives ...........................................................................................9 Problématique .....................................................................................................8 Method ................................................................................................................9 Existing Literature ..............................................................................................9 Outline ................................................................................................................9 Chapter I: The Torture Victim’s Protection Act, the Alien Tort Claims Act, and Foucault’s Archaeology of Knowledge .................................................13 Abstract .................................