Overview and scope -- Federal law: civil remedies for international human rights violations -- Procedural issues -- Immunity -- Judicial abstention -- Enforcement of remedies -- Active case management and human rights cases -- Resources: Table of Appendices -- Appendix A: Major international human rights instruments -- Appendix B: Selected cases: actionable conduct under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) -- Appendix C: Model order on scheduling and procedure in human rights cases (with joint statement form) -- Appendix D: Federal statutes (excerpts) -- Appendix E: Research references.