Westphalian Procedure, Post-Westphalian Substance: Alien Torts in Bolivia
17 East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights 299 (2011).
5 Pages Posted: 14 Nov 2010 Last revised: 21 Dec 2013
Date Written: November 13, 2010
Abstract
This paper argues that the Post-Westphalian International Legal System protects substantive rights, subject to procedural constraints of the Westphalian state system - using the example of Alien Tort Statute litigation with respect to the former head of state of Bolivia.
Keywords: ATS, ATCA, Alien Torts Statute, Alien Tort Claims Act, Bolivia, Extraterritorial, Universal Jurisdiction, Jus Cogens, Human Rights
JEL Classification: K13, K33
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Engle, Eric, Westphalian Procedure, Post-Westphalian Substance: Alien Torts in Bolivia (November 13, 2010). 17 East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights 299 (2011)., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1708514 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1708514
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