Abbott v. Abbott: A New Take on Treaty Interpretation by the Supreme Court
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Morrison v. Nat’l Australia Bank Ltd.: The Supreme Court Rejects Extraterritoriality
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Congress Continues to Attack Currency Manipulation as China Defuses G-20 Pressure For Now: the International Law Issues
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Samantar v. Yousuf: Foreign Official Immunity Under Common Law
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The recent Supreme Court decision in Samantar v. Yousuf[1] definitively resolved one major question about the immunities of foreign government officials from civil suits in U.S. courts; at the same time, it left several others wide open. It thereby guaranteed that the source, scope, and certainty of such immunities will continue to be litigated energetically. This Insight explores some of the questions that will likely figure prominently in that litigation.
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ABA Adopts ABA-ASIL Joint Task Force Policies on Implementing Treaties under U.S. Law
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Who can be detained in the "War on Terror"? The Emerging Answer
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Wiwa v. Shell: The $15.5 Million Settlement
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Foreign Officials and Sovereign Immunity in U.S. Courts
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.
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The Torture Memos and Accountability
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Supreme Court Holds that Noncitizens Detained at Guantanamo Have a Constitutional Right to Habeas Corpus Review by Federal Civilian Courts
On June 12, 2008, the Supreme Court ruled against the U.S. government in cases brought by foreign nationals challenging their detention at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba military facility.[1] A five-justice majority in Boumediene v. Bush held that the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA)[2] violated the U.S.
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