Challenging Human Rights Violations: Using International Law in U.S. Courts

This book guides civil rights lawyers-and informs judges, legislators, and academics-in the effective use of international law in U.S. federal and state cases. The author highlights many concrete areas in which international law can enhance human rights protection both in the U.S. and abroad, such as: * Death penalty * Lethal force by police and military authorities * Extraterritorial privacy prot...