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Universal civil jurisdiction : which way forward? / edited by Serena Forlati and Pietro Franzina ; with the assistance of Mariangela La Manna.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2020Publication details: Leiden ; $a Boston : Brill Nijhoff, 2021.Description: xi, 207 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9789004408562
  • 9004408568
Other title:
  • Which Way Forward?
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: Universal Civil Jurisdiction : Which Way Forward?LOC classification:
  • KZ4017 .F67 2020
Contents:
The Case of Näit- Liman before the European Court of Human Rights a forum non conveniens for asserting the right of access to a court in relation to civil claims for torture committed abroad? / Andrea Saccucci -- The role of the European Court of Human Rights in the development of rules on universal civil jurisdiction Naït- Liman v Switzerland in the transition between the chamber and the grand chamber / Serena Forlati -- Interpretation of the European convention on Human Rights lessons from the Naït- Liman Case / Malgosia Fitzmaurice -- Public international law constraints on the exercise of adjudicatory jurisdiction in civil matters / Lucas Roorda and Cedric Ryngaert -- Universal civil jurisdiction and reparation for international crimes / Beatrice I. Bonafè -- Limitations to the exercise of civil jurisdiction in areas other than reparation for international crimes / Fabrizio Marongiu Buonaiuti -- Residual jurisdiction under the Brussels I Bis regulation an unexpected avenue to address extraterritorial corporate Human Rights violations / Mariangela La Manna -- The law applicable to the civil consequences of human rights violations committed abroad / Patrick Kinsch -- The changing face of adjudicatory jurisdiction / Pietro Franzina.
Summary: "Emeritus Professor of International Law, University of Florence Judge at the International Court of Justice While universal jurisdiction in criminal matters has been the subject of a substantial body of literature, much less attention has been given to universal civil jurisdiction, namely jurisdiction exercised by a State over a civil case when there are no significant connections between that case and the forum State. The present collection of essays provides a welcome contribution to the study of this topic. As could be expected, the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter, the Court) in Näit- Liman v Switzerland, rendered by the Grand Chamber in 2018, elicits several comments (especially those of Andrea Saccucci, Serena Forlati and Malgosia Fitzmaurice) and provides the background of most chapters. However, the volume also addresses various aspects of universal civil jurisdiction that were not considered in the judgment"--
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index.

The Case of Näit- Liman before the European Court of Human Rights a forum non conveniens for asserting the right of access to a court in relation to civil claims for torture committed abroad? / Andrea Saccucci -- The role of the European Court of Human Rights in the development of rules on universal civil jurisdiction Naït- Liman v Switzerland in the transition between the chamber and the grand chamber / Serena Forlati -- Interpretation of the European convention on Human Rights lessons from the Naït- Liman Case / Malgosia Fitzmaurice -- Public international law constraints on the exercise of adjudicatory jurisdiction in civil matters / Lucas Roorda and Cedric Ryngaert -- Universal civil jurisdiction and reparation for international crimes / Beatrice I. Bonafè -- Limitations to the exercise of civil jurisdiction in areas other than reparation for international crimes / Fabrizio Marongiu Buonaiuti -- Residual jurisdiction under the Brussels I Bis regulation an unexpected avenue to address extraterritorial corporate Human Rights violations / Mariangela La Manna -- The law applicable to the civil consequences of human rights violations committed abroad / Patrick Kinsch -- The changing face of adjudicatory jurisdiction / Pietro Franzina.

"Emeritus Professor of International Law, University of Florence Judge at the International Court of Justice While universal jurisdiction in criminal matters has been the subject of a substantial body of literature, much less attention has been given to universal civil jurisdiction, namely jurisdiction exercised by a State over a civil case when there are no significant connections between that case and the forum State. The present collection of essays provides a welcome contribution to the study of this topic. As could be expected, the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter, the Court) in Näit- Liman v Switzerland, rendered by the Grand Chamber in 2018, elicits several comments (especially those of Andrea Saccucci, Serena Forlati and Malgosia Fitzmaurice) and provides the background of most chapters. However, the volume also addresses various aspects of universal civil jurisdiction that were not considered in the judgment"--

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