Samantar v. Yousef: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and Foreign Officials

Elsea, Jennifer K.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: International affairs;    Foreign leaders;    Law;    Actions and defenses;    Privileges and immunities;   

RP-ID  :  R41379
RP-ID  :  R41379_2011Jan11

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

On June 1, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court decided unanimously in Samantar v. Yousef that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), which governs the immunity of foreign states in U.S. courts, does not apply in suits against foreign officials. The report also addresses legislation considered by the 111th Congress that would have affected the immunity of foreign officials (the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, S. 2930, 111th Cong.).