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Names: Forlati, Serena, author. | Franzina, Pietro, author.
Title: Universal Civil Jurisdiction – Which Way Forward? / edited by Serena Forlati and Pietro Franzina with the assistance of Mariangela La Manna.
Description: Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Koninklijke Brill NV, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Enabling the victims of international crimes to obtain reparation is crucial to fighting impunity. In Universal Civil Jurisdiction – Which Way Forward? Experts of public and private international law discuss one of the key challenges that victims face, namely access to justice. Civil courts in the country where the crime was committed may be biased, or otherwise unwilling or unable to hear the case. Are the courts of other countries permitted, or required, to rule on the victim’s claim? Trends at the international and the domestic level after the Naït-Liman judgment of the European Court of Human Rights offer a nuanced answer, suggesting that civil jurisdiction is not only concerned with sovereignty, but is also a tool for the governance of global problems.”– Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020024825 | ISBN 9789004408562 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004408579 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Jurisdiction (International law) | Conflict of laws–Jurisdiction. | Civil procedure. | Process (Law) | European Court of Human Rights. | International law and human rights. | International crimes.
Classification: LCC KZ4017 .F67 2021 | DDC 341/.04–dc23
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