Lawyers Beyond Borders: Advancing International Human Rights Through Local Laws and Courts

by Maria Armoudian

Book Overview

Despite international conventions and human rights declarations, millions of people have suffered and continue to suffer torture, slavery, or violent deaths, with no remedy or recourse. They have fallen, in essence, "below the law," outside of law's protection. Often violated by their own governments, sometimes with support from transnational corporations, or nations benefiting from human rights violations, how can these victims find justice? Lawyers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472038850
• ISBN13: 9780472038855
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.9" x 6.0"