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In recent years, victims of human rights abuses have filed civil lawsuits in U.S. courts. This litigation provides victims a voice and promotes accountability for violations of international law. This is the story of Filartiga v. Pena-Irala, one of the most significant examples of human rights litigation in the U.S., presented as a documentary history – an approach to legal scholarship that has become increasingly popular in recent years. Unlike traditional casebooks, this book emphasizes the dynamic nature of law. The pleadings and documents appear with minimal editing and are supplemented through commentary by various litigation participants. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

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Filartiga v Pena-Irala is a landmark decision in international human rights law. Dozens of human rights cases have built upon the Filartiga precedent, including those against former dictators like Ferdinand Marcos and U.S. corporations complicit in abuses abroad... Thankfully, Aceves never forgets the human story behind the Filartiga case. His summary of the case is thorough yet accessible, as is his account of the entire body of human rights litigation it created... Lawyers and law students will undoubtedly find Aceves' history of enormous interest. - Paul Hoffman, review of The Anatomy of Torture: A Documentary History of Filartiga v Pena-Irala, by William J. Aceves, Amnesty International Magazine (Fall 2007): 22.

Filartiga v Pena-Irala is a landmark decision in international human rights law. Dozens of human rights cases have built upon the Filartiga precedent, including those against former dictators like Ferdinand Marcos and U.S. corporations complicit in abuses abroad.... Thankfully, Aceves never forgets the human story behind the Filartiga case. His summary of the case is thorough yet accessible, as is his account of the entire body of human rights litigation it created.... Lawyers and law students will undoubtedly find Aceves' history of enormous interest. -- Paul Hoffman

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William J. Aceves is Professor of Law at California Case Western School of Law.

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