In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 : Claims Against Saudi Defendants Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA).

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Circuit courts.

Courts.

International relations.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (14 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

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

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Summary:

Summarizes P.L. 94-583, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which limits how a foreign sovereign nation or its agents and instrumentalities may be sued in U.S. courts; and analyzes its jurisdiction in cases against foreign defendants. Discusses recent Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision in In Re Terrorist Attacks , concerning whether U.S. courts have the power to try Saudi defendants.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001

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