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Mohamad (Individually and for the Estate of Rahim, Deceased) and Others v. Palestinian Authority and Others

United States of America.  18 April 2012 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Damages — Recovery of damages for torture and extrajudicial killing — Meaning of “individual” in context of respondents to claims — Scope of potential respondents in actions for damages — Torture Victim Protection Act 1991 (“TVPA”)

Human rights — Prohibition on torture and extrajudicial killing — Actions for damages for torture and extrajudicial killing — TVPA — Scope — Whether authorizing actions against natural persons only

Relationship of international law and municipal law — United States Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 — TVPA — Meaning of “individual” in context of respondents to claims — Principles of interpretation — Whether ordinary usage to be favoured in absence of contrary indication — The law of the United States

Keywords

DamagesHuman rightsRelationship of international law and municipal law
Type
Case Report
Information
International Law Reports , Volume 159 , 2015 , pp. 723 - 733
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2015

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