The Legal History of Literature and Law in Ancient Greece This section provides an overview of Literature and Law in Ancient Greece Greece in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On July 17, 2011, the […]
Satellite Argument in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Accordingly, the satellite is not presently being "used for a commercial activity in the United States" because it is being tested and […]
Expropriation Definition Expropriation is the forced assumption of ownership of private property by a government, often without fair compensation. Nationalization is expropriation by a national government. Meanings For information on: * history of expropriation, see Nationalization * […]
THE ROLE IN THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT OF: The World Bank Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); The Convention establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; and Bilateral Investment Protection Agreements (IPPAs). (London, 1994) The […]
Ahmed v Magan in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 15, 2011, the United States submitted a statement of interest in a case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Ahmed […]
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (a U.S. piece of legislation) In relation to the international law practice and Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (a U.S. piece of legislation) in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Privileges and Immunities Note: there is […]
Under the United States' International Agreements, the Diplomatic Property of the Congo's United Nations Mission is Immune From Attachment or Execution in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): […]
Extradition of Fugitive Alleging Failure to Comply With Requirements of Extradition Treaty In relation to the international law practice and Extradition of Fugitive Alleging Failure to Comply With Requirements of Extradition Treaty in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following […]
Immunity of Foreign Officials In relation to the international law practice and immunity of foreign officials in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Privileges and Immunities About this subject:
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Head of State Immunity in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On August 29, 2011, the United States submitted a suggestion of immunity of the sitting head of state of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, in the U.S. […]
In relation to the international law practice and Immunity of Foreign Officials in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Privileges, Immunities
Exception For Suits to Confirm an Arbitral Award in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Section 1605(a)(6) of the FSIA authorizes a suit to be brought "to confirm an award made pursuant to … […]
Mckesson v Iran: Whether the Commercial Activity Exception Creates a Cause of Action in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): As discussed in information on Foreign Relations in this legal Encyclopedia, […]
Immunity, Foreign Officials in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Samantar v. Yousuf that the FSIA does not govern the immunity of foreign officials. see this […]
South Carolina in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 31, 2011, the United States filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina seeking to block enforcement of […]
Senate Hearing on Consular Notification Compliance Act in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In the United States, federal, state and local law enforcement officials have in most cases been upholding […]
Presumption of Immunity For Foreign State Property: Rubin v Iran in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): To date, two circuits have addressed whether the foreign state must appear and assert § 1609 […]
Roeder v Iran in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On July 15, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the lower court's ruling dismissing claims against Iran […]
Availability of Contempt Sanctions in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 15, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided that contempt sanctions against a […]
Based on the Record, Plaintiff Failed to Properly Serve the Default Judgment Upon the Congo's United Nations Mission in Accordance With the Fsia in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Another […]
United States Brief as Amicus in the us Court of Appeals For the Fourth Circuit in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In addition, Samantar's contention that courts are free to override the State […]
Diplomatic and Consular Privileges and Immunities in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On February 24, 2011, the United States filed a statement of interest in the U.S. District Court for the Central […]
Mckesson v Iran: Whether the Commercial Activity Exception Creates a Cause of Action in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): The district court also pointed to a different provision of law: the FSIA […]
An International Organization can be defined, following the International Law Commission, as an "organization established by a treaty or other instrument governed by international law and possessing its own international legal […]
Presumption of Immunity For Foreign State Property: Rubin v Iran in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 29, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the district court […]
Attachment Under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: Martinez v Cuba in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On August 26, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted the […]
Immunity of Foreign Officials In relation to the international law practice and immunity of foreign officials in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Privileges and Immunities About this subject:
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Extension of Immunities in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On March 8, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13568, reprinted below, extending immunities to the Office of the High […]
Immunity of Foreign Officials In relation to the international law practice and immunity of foreign officials in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Privileges and Immunities About this subject:
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Nml Capital v Spaceport Systems in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): See Section A.2.a.(1), supra, for discussion of this case considering whether Argentina's contribution to a satellite for […]
United States Statement of Interest on Remand to the District Court in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On February 14, 2011, the United States submitted a statement of interest in the U.S. District […]
Bank Accounts and Premises of Permanent Mission to the United Nations in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In August of 2011, the United States filed a statement of interest in a case against the […]
"Direct Effect" Requirement In relation to the international law practice and "Direct Effect" Requirement in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Privileges, Immunities About this subject:
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Non-immunity: Us Brief as Amicus in the us Court of Appeals For the Fourth Circuit in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): After the district court accepted the U.S. Department of State's […]
Clergyman, Discipline, Tribunals, Testimony, Argument From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Clergyman, Discipline, Tribunals, Testimony, Argument (1): What a clergyman says in the administration of the discipline of the church or what is said in tribunals to enforce […]
The United Nations: Background Note The name "United Nations" was devised by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was first used in the "Declaration by United Nations" of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged […]
Exception for Suits to Confirm an Arbitral Award Exception For Suits to Confirm an Arbitral Award in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): …In considering whether a foreign governmental entity is a […]
Definition of "foreign State" in the Fsia in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 4, 2011, the United States filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit […]
Expropriation Exception in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Section 1605(a)(3) of the FSIA provides an exception for immunity in cases of alleged expropriation: in which rights in property taken in […]
Jurisdiction of States Note: This section covers also the Principles of Jurisdiction. Immunities from Jurisdiction The principle of sovereign equality of States requires that the official representatives of one State should not be subject to the jurisdiction of another State. For example, […]
The Court Cannot Exercise Jurisdiction Over the United Nations if Absolute Immunity Applies, Regardless of Whether Other Fora Are Available in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Finally, even assuming […]
Service of Process in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): Section 1608(a) of the FSIA provides four methods of service of process on a foreign state: (1) by delivery of a copy of the summons and […]
Avelar in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): See the discussion in section A.3.b(2) supra, for background on this case in which the United States filed a statement of interest. The section of the […]
Rosenberg v. Lashkar-e-taiba in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Rosenberg v. Lashkar-e-taiba: in this case, relatives of victims of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks asserted that defendants, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate of Pakistan […]
Attachment Under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: Martinez v. Cuba In relation to the international law practice and Attachment Under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: Martinez v. Cuba in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Privileges, Immunities About this […]
President Zedillo of Mexico in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to President Zedillo of Mexico: (As reviewed in this legal encyclopedia in relation to international law issues in the year 2012) at 345-46, the United States filed a suggestion of immunity in a […]
Ahmed v. Magan in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Ahmed v. Magan: In 2011, the United States filed a statement of interest (to the effect that defendant Magan was not immune) in this case alleging torture and indefinite detention against a former Somali […]
American Indian Law Review The American Indian Law Review serves as a nationwide scholarly forum for the presentation and analysis of developments in the law concerning indigenous people and Indian affairs. Adhering to the traditional law review format, the American Indian Law Review offers […]
Immunity of Vessels in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In February 2011, the United States received a diplomatic note from the ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Malta concerning the […]
Assets of Foreign Central Banks in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On July 5, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided the case, NML Capital Ltd. v. Republic of Argentina, 652 […]