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Universal Civil Jurisdiction And The Extraterritorial Reach Of The Alien Tort Statute: The Case Of Kiobel Before The United States Supreme Court, Paul Barker
University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review
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A Defense Of Dissents In Investment Arbitration, Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga, Harout Jack Samra
A Defense Of Dissents In Investment Arbitration, Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga, Harout Jack Samra
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
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The Ferrini Doctrine: Abrogating State Immunity From Civil Suit For Jus Cogens Violations, Natasha Marusja Saputo
The Ferrini Doctrine: Abrogating State Immunity From Civil Suit For Jus Cogens Violations, Natasha Marusja Saputo
University of Miami National Security & Armed Conflict Law Review
Article 10 of the Italian Constitution incorporates generally recognized principles of international law. Thus, State immunity from civil suit in the domestic courts of another State—a principle generally recognized in international law—would apply in Italy. However, the protection of fundamental human rights is another generally recognized principle in international law and the ostensible conflict between these two principles has resulted in a series of controversial rulings issued by the Italian Court of Cassation. These rulings allow for the abrogation of State immunity from civil suit in the domestic courts of another State for alleged violations of jus cogens or peremptory …