Jan 31, 2017Sovereign Conduct on the Margins of the Law, a SymposiumIssues surrounding sovereignty have received increasing attention over the last few years, most recently in Congress’s decision regarding...
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, 2012The “Common Law Regime” of Foreign Sovereign Immunity: The Actual Possession Rule in AdmIt 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, 2012Samantar and Executive PowerThis essay examines Samantar v. Yousuf in the context of broader debate about the relationship between federal common law and executive...