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050	0	0	_aK1329 _b.S74 2019
100	1		_aSteinitz, Maya, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aCase for an international court of civil justice / _cMaya Steinitz, University of Iowa College of Law.
260			_aCambridge, United Kingdom ; _aNew York, NY, USA : _bCambridge University Press, _c2019.
300			_axiv, 241 pages ; _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction : Adjudicating cross-border mass torts : a problem of forum, not just of law -- How new international courts come into being -- The human toll : the Bhopal disaster, the devastation of the Ecuadorian Amazon, and the abuse and murder of Dr. Kiobel -- The problem of the missing forum -- The business case for the ICCJ -- Institutional and procedural features of an ICCJ.
520			_a"When multinational corporations cause mass harms to lives, livelihoods, and the environment in developing countries, it is nearly impossible for victims to find a court that can and will issue an enforceable judgment. In this work, Professor Maya Steinitz presents a detailed rationale for the creation of an International Court of Civil Justice (ICCJ) to hear such transnational mass tort cases. The world's legal systems were not designed to solve these kinds of complex transnational disputes, and the absence of mechanisms to ensure coordination means that victims try, but fail, to find justice in country after country, court after court. The Case for an International Court of Civil Justice explains how an ICCJ would provide victims with access to justice and corporate defendants with a non-corrupt forum and an end to the cost and uncertainty of unending litigation - more efficiently resolving the most complicated types of civil litigation"--
650		0	_aTort liability of corporations.
650		0	_aLiability for human rights violations.
650		0	_aLiability for environmental damages.
650		0	_aInternational courts.
650		0	_aComplex litigation. _97936
650		0	_aClass actions (Civil procedure)
650		7	_aClass actions (Civil procedure) _2fast
650		7	_aComplex litigation. _2fast _97936
650		7	_aInternational courts. _2fast
650		7	_aLiability for environmental damages. _2fast
650		7	_aLiability for human rights violations. _2fast
650		7	_aTort liability of corporations. _2fast
650		7	_aInternational courts. _2pplt
650		7	_aCivil justice. _2pplt
650		7	_aViolation des droits de l'homme. _2ram
650		7	_aRecours collectifs (droit). _2ram
776	0	8	_iebook version : _z9781316678428
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