The Iran Hostages : Efforts to Obtain Compensation.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Actions and defenses.

International law.

Privileges and immunities.

Arbitration (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (20 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Outlines history of efforts, including legislation and court cases, to obtain compensation from Iran for the 1979-1981 Iran hostage crisis, in which 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran for 444 days. Summarizes P.L. 96-449, the Hostage Relief Act of 1980, which authorized pay, educational, and medical benefits for individuals held hostage in Iran, and extended benefits to dependents and certain other family members. Covers the Algiers Accords, President's Commission on Hostage Compensation, the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Anti-Terrorism Act of 1986, and Congressional attempts to amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and abrogate the Algiers Accords. Summarizes current legislative proposals before Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Iran Hostages

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