Civil Litigation and International Terrorism

When?

Wednesday 22 February 2012, 13:00 to 14:00

Where?

75MS02

Open to:

Public, Staff, Students

Speaker:

Dr. Sascha Bachmann

Speaker Biography

Dr. Sascha-Dominik Bachmann joined the University of Portsmouth in 2008 and works for the School of Law where he teaches international legal subjects and works on research projects involving colleagues from South Africa, Israel, the USA and Australia. Dr Bachmann was educated in Germany (University of Munich), South Africa (Stellenbosch University and University of Johannesburg) and the United Kingdom (University of Portsmouth).  He is a Lieutenant Colonel in the German Army Reserve and served as a peacekeeper with the German Army in the Balkans on three occasions prior while completing his LL.D with the University of Johannesburg. Sascha's research interest lies in International Law in general with a focus on International Criminal Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law and the notion of civil responsibility for breaches of international human rights.

Seminar Synopsis

The presentation provides a brief overview of the current state of anti-terrorism litigation under US federal law for the adjudication of international torts such as terrorism and other serious human rights violations. Corporate terrorism litigation focuses on the role and impact of both corporate and individual financial aiders and abettors of international terrorism and explores the desirability and feasibility of subjecting these non-state actors to transnational human rights litigation.