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U.S. Supreme Court Rules FSIA Does Not Shield Government Officials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 104 , Issue 3 , July 2010 , pp. 491 - 493
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2010

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References

1 28 USC §§1330, 1602–1611.

2 28 U.S.C. §1350 note.

3 28 U.S.C. §1350.

4 See Crook, John R. Contemporary Practice of the United States, 103 AJIL 584 (2009)Google Scholar.

5 130 S.Ct. 2278 (2010); see Barnes, Robert Court: Ex–Somali Official Can be Sued, Wash. Post, June 2, 2010, at A5 Google Scholar.

6 See Stewart, David P. Supreme Court Preview: The Samantar Case and the Immunity of Foreign Government Officials, ASIL Insights (Mar. 2, 2010)Google Scholar.

7 No. I:04cvl360, 2007 U.S. Dist. Exis 56227 (E.D. Va. Aug. 1, 2007).

8 Yousuf v. Samantar, 552 F.3d 371 (4th Cir. 2009).

9 See Stewart, David. P. Samantar v. Yousuf: Foreign Official Immunity Under Common Law, ASIL Insights (June 14, 2010)Google Scholar.

10 130 S.Ct. at 2286–87 (citations and footnote omitted).

11 Id. at 2287–89 (citations and footnotes omitted).

12 Id. at 2293 (Scalia, J., concurring).