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Sovereignty Of Aves Island: An Argument Against Compulsory, Standardized Arbitration Of Maritime Boundary Disputes Subject To Review By The International Court Of Justice, M. Scott Garrison
Sovereignty Of Aves Island: An Argument Against Compulsory, Standardized Arbitration Of Maritime Boundary Disputes Subject To Review By The International Court Of Justice, M. Scott Garrison
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
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Enforcement Of Arbitral Awards Against Foreign States Or State Agencies, S.I. Strong
Enforcement Of Arbitral Awards Against Foreign States Or State Agencies, S.I. Strong
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
For years, U.S. courts took a highly deferential, "hands-off' approach to litigation involving a foreign sovereign. However, recent case law out of the D.C. Circuit has radically diminished the jurisdictional elements that plaintiffs must establish before a U.S. court will assert its power to enforce an arbitral award against a foreign state or state agency. This Article investigates this recent shift and describes what contacts, if any, a foreign state or state agency must have with the United States before a U.S. court will assert jurisdiction under sections 1605(a)(1) and 1605(a)(6) of the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA").4 This …