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Feres: The “Double-Edged Sword”, Kaitlan Price
Feres: The “Double-Edged Sword”, Kaitlan Price
Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)
In Feres v. United States, the Supreme Court barred service members from suing the Government under the Federal Tort Claims Act if the injuries occurred “incident to military service.” In establishing this doctrine, the Court discussed the necessity of protecting the military from lawsuits to ensure effective decision-making by military leaders.
Scholars have harshly criticized Feres in the modern era, arguing Feres must be overturned to provide service members with a greater opportunity for recovery. Specifically, many scholars admonish Feres because the Supreme Court failed to provide a clear definition of “incident to military service.” Lacking a clear definition …
Kiobel, Extraterritoriality, And The "Global War On Terror", Craig Martin
Kiobel, Extraterritoriality, And The "Global War On Terror", Craig Martin
Maryland Journal of International Law
No abstract provided.
In Search Of A Forum For The Families Of The Guantanamo Disappeared, Peter Honigsberg
In Search Of A Forum For The Families Of The Guantanamo Disappeared, Peter Honigsberg
Peter J Honigsberg
The United States government has committed grave human rights violations by disappearing people during the past decade into the detention camps in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. And for nearly thirty years, beginning with a 1983 decision from a case arising in Uruguay, there has been a well-developed body of international law establishing that parents, wives and children of the disappeared suffer torture, or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment (CID).
This paper argues that the rights of family members were severely violated when their loved ones were disappeared into Guantanamo. Family members of men disappeared by the United States have legitimate claims …
Gonzales V. United States Air Force: Should Courts Consider Rape To Be Incident To Military Service?, Elizabeth A. Reidy
Gonzales V. United States Air Force: Should Courts Consider Rape To Be Incident To Military Service?, Elizabeth A. Reidy
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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Principles Of Governmental Immunity In Texas: The Texas Government Waives Sovereign Immunity When It Contracts - Or Does It Comment., Renna Rhodes
St. Mary's Law Journal
When the government causes injury through negligence or by breaching a contract, the injured party must face the obstacle of governmental immunity. The doctrine of governmental immunity can act as a total bar to recovery, especially in Texas. Over the years, governmental immunity increasingly has faced attack from courts and commentators. Some states, including Texas, have revised the common-law doctrine, allowing the government to be sued in certain situations. In Texas, principles of governmental immunity are often misconstrued. Which principles of governmental immunity apply to a particular situation in Texas depends on whether the defendant is a state entity or …
From Feres To Stencel: Should Military Personnel Have Access To Ftca Recovery, Michigan Law Review
From Feres To Stencel: Should Military Personnel Have Access To Ftca Recovery, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
This Note reevaluates the Feres doctrine in light of legal developments of the past three decades. It concludes that the FTCA should be extended to military claims. It discusses the arguments that military claims will burden vital government functions and shows that the exception to liability under the present FTCA, particularly the exception for "discretionary actions" by government employees, would adequately protect all legitimate military interests.