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Suing The Sovereign From The Latin American Perspective, Claudio Grossman

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In these remarks, I will comment on the papers of Professors Jackson and Pfander by analyzing the topic of "suing the sovereign" from the Latin American perspective. This analysis requires a comparison, and comparisons by their very nature are difficult and challenging as words have different meanings in different languages. The Italian expression "traductore traditore," or "the translator is a traitor," comes to mind. Without entering into additional complex issues that arise when attempting to make cross-cultural comparisons, one issue that is especially important is what I will call the "hierarchy trap." The relative importance of an issue-in terms of …