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The Dog that Caught the Car: Observations on the Past, Present, and Future Approaches of the
The Supreme Court’s decision in Samantar v. Yousuf vindicated the position of the State Department’s Office of the Legal Adviser, which...
Jun 25, 2012
Foreign Official Immunity After Samantar
In Samantar v. Yousuf, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not govern the...
Jun 25, 2012
The “Common Law Regime” of Foreign Sovereign Immunity: The Actual Possession Rule in Adm
It has been a long-standing rule in admiralty that in order for a foreign sovereign to assert immunity in U.S. courts, the res that is...
Jun 25, 2012
Samantar and Executive Power
This essay examines Samantar v. Yousuf in the context of broader debate about the relationship between federal common law and executive...
Jun 25, 2012
Abusing the Authority of the State: Denying Foreign Official Immunity for Egregious Human Rights Abu
Government officials accused of human rights abuses often claim that they are protected by state immunity because only the state can be...
Jun 15, 2012
Foreign Official Immunity After Samantar: A United States Government Perspective
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Jun 13, 2012
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