A twist of fate; Anil Mehta lost an arm and wound up in public service

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Anil Mehta is profiled, who had to cut short his engineering career due to a serious accident at work and switched to public service law instead. Mehta served for 20 months as a volunteer advocate for the disadvantaged and now plans to practice environmental law.

Personal narratives, Behavior, Pro bono legal services, Mehta, Anil

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Coming to America; Alien Tort Claims Act provides a legal forum for the world

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The increased use of the Alien Tort Claims Act to remedy violations of international human rights is discussed.There is no congressional definition of the law of nations, and critics object to a reliance on this doctrine rather than international law ratified by the US government. Some of the suits filed under the act are summarized.

Cases, Human rights, War crimes

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