Oct 22, 2014African Leaders Vote to Give Themselves Immunity from Violent CrimesAfrican Union (orthographic projection)" by Heraldry (Source: Wikimedia - Creative Commons License) In June, the African Union granted...
Jun 25, 2012Foreign Official Immunity After SamantarIn Samantar v. Yousuf, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not govern the...
Jun 25, 2012Head of State Immunity as Sole Executive LawmakingAt the request of the Executive Branch, courts routinely dismiss private suits against sitting heads of foreign states. Congress has ...
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, 2012Italian Judges’ Point of View on Foreign States’ ImmunityThe Article gives an account of the most recent Italian practice as regarding foreign states’ immunity from the jurisdiction of the forum...