The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) provides that foreign states shall be immune from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts unless the suit falls within a specified statutory exception to immunity. There is currently a conflict among the federal circuit courts over whether suits against individual foreign officials are covered by the FSIA. If such suits are not covered by the FSIA, additional questions are raised concerning a possible common law immunity for foreign officials. This Insight describes both the conflict and the additional questions
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) was enacted in 1976 and provides the sole b...
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) was enacted in 1976 and provides the sole b...
In his thoughtful presentation, David Stewart observes from his daily experience that the law of int...
We recently argued in these pages that international law treats official-capacity suits brought agai...
Under international law, official-capacity suits brought against a foreign state’s officers are trea...
Under international law, official-capacity suits brought against a foreign state’s officers are trea...
For thirty years, international human rights litigation in U.S. courts has developed with little att...
article published in law journalThe immunity of foreign states from suit in U.S. courts is governed ...
This Article provides a roadmap for cases involving foreign official immunity in U.S. courts. In 201...
This Article provides a roadmap for cases involving foreign official immunity in U.S. courts. In 201...
Drawing the line between disputes that can be adjudicated in domestic (U.S.) courts and those that c...
The U.S. Supreme Court decided in Samantar v. Yousuf that claims of immunity by individual foreign o...
This Note will propose the constitutional framework courts should implement when suits are brought a...
This Article provides a roadmap for cases involving foreign official immunity in U.S. courts. In 201...
This Article provides a roadmap for cases involving foreign official immunity in U.S. courts. In 201...
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) was enacted in 1976 and provides the sole b...
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) was enacted in 1976 and provides the sole b...
In his thoughtful presentation, David Stewart observes from his daily experience that the law of int...
We recently argued in these pages that international law treats official-capacity suits brought agai...
Under international law, official-capacity suits brought against a foreign state’s officers are trea...
Under international law, official-capacity suits brought against a foreign state’s officers are trea...
For thirty years, international human rights litigation in U.S. courts has developed with little att...
article published in law journalThe immunity of foreign states from suit in U.S. courts is governed ...
This Article provides a roadmap for cases involving foreign official immunity in U.S. courts. In 201...
This Article provides a roadmap for cases involving foreign official immunity in U.S. courts. In 201...
Drawing the line between disputes that can be adjudicated in domestic (U.S.) courts and those that c...
The U.S. Supreme Court decided in Samantar v. Yousuf that claims of immunity by individual foreign o...
This Note will propose the constitutional framework courts should implement when suits are brought a...
This Article provides a roadmap for cases involving foreign official immunity in U.S. courts. In 201...
This Article provides a roadmap for cases involving foreign official immunity in U.S. courts. In 201...
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) was enacted in 1976 and provides the sole b...
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) was enacted in 1976 and provides the sole b...
In his thoughtful presentation, David Stewart observes from his daily experience that the law of int...