Suits Against Terrorist States By Victims of Terrorism.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justice, Administration of.

International law.

Iraq.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (65 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on state immunity and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1996, which allows U.S. victims of terrorism to sue certain states responsible for terrorist acts. Details the evolution of the terrorist State exception and subsequent judicial decisions; describes proposals and statutes enacted to help claimants obtain their judgments; sets forth policy and legal arguments for and against those legislative initiatives; describes the decision in the hostages' suit against Iran and Congressional efforts to abolish the Algiers Accords; discusses confiscation of Iraq's assets for use in the reconstruction of Iraq, and summarizes proposed legislation. Provides list of cases covered by the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, as amended, and the amount of terrorist state assets currently blocked by the U.S.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Suits Against Terrorist States By Victims of Terrorism

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