Foreign Policy and International Law

Jam v. International Finance Corp.

On February 27, 2019, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in Jam v. International Finance Corp.,[1] a case of critical importance for international organizations. The question presented in Jam was whether U.S. law affords international organizations absolute immunity from suit in the United States, or whether international organizations instead are entitled to only the more limited or "restrictive" immunity that applies to foreign sovereigns under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

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23
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3
Author: 
Nancy Perkins & Sally Pei
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U.K. Supreme Court Rules Zambians Harmed by Mining in Zambia May Sue in the U.K. (April 10, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 10, 2019, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled in Vedanta Resources PLC and Another v.

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Victims of USS Cole Bombing (March 26, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On March 26, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Sudan v. Harrison et al.