Lawsuits Against State Supporters of Terrorism : An Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Actions and defenses.

Judge-made law.

Iraq.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses issues surrounding the 1996 amendment to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which allows U.S. victims of terrorism to sue certain states responsible for, or complicit in, the terrorist act. Examines the enforcement of judgments against terrorist states, summarizes lawsuits against Iraq by former hostages and prisoners of war, and reviews relevant legislative proposals.

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. Lawsuits Against State Supporters of Terrorism

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