The Long Arm of International Law

The Long Arm of International Law

Pierre N. Leval

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to foreign victims of foreign human rights abusers who wish to use U.S. courts to sue their abusers. As a top legal scholar and federal judge wrote in this article--which Justice Stephen Breyer cited in his opinion--such lawsuits offered victims some measure of solace and gave substance to underenforced human rights laws. Readhttp://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/138810/pierre-n-leval/the-long-arm-of-international-law?cid=nlc-this_week_on_foreignaffairs_co-041813-the_long_arm_of_international_3-041813