Jun 15, 2012Abusing the Authority of the State: Denying Foreign Official Immunity for Egregious Human Rights AbuGovernment officials accused of human rights abuses often claim that they are protected by state immunity because only the state can be...
Jun 15, 2012Changing the International Law of Sovereign Immunity Through National DecisionsThe international law of sovereign immunity derives from state practice embodied in national judicial decisions and legislation. Although...
Jun 15, 2012Due Process Rights and the Targeted Killing of Suspected Terrorists: The Unconstitutional Scope of EThe Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), with the approval of the Obama Administration, conducts targeted killings of individual suspected...
Jun 15, 2012Life After Morrison: Extraterritoriality and RICOFor years, the federal courts of appeals have borrowed heavily from securities law jurisprudence in developing a framework for analyzing...