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Clarity And Confusion: Did Republic Of Austria V. Altmann Revive State Department Suggestions Of Foreign Sovereign Immunity?, Mark J. Chorazak
Clarity And Confusion: Did Republic Of Austria V. Altmann Revive State Department Suggestions Of Foreign Sovereign Immunity?, Mark J. Chorazak
Duke Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Civil Practice And Procedure, John R. Walk, Michael R. Spitzer Ii
Civil Practice And Procedure, John R. Walk, Michael R. Spitzer Ii
University of Richmond Law Review
This article will summarize recent developments of interest to practitioners handling civil cases in the courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Specifically included are relevant decisions of the Supreme Court of Virginia dating from opinions announced on June 10, 2004 to those announced on April 22, 2005; changes to the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia announced during the same time period; and legislation enacted by the Virginia General Assembly at its 2005 Session, effective July 1, 2005.
Blacklisting As Foreign Policy: The Politics And Law Of Listing Terror States, Matthew J. Peed
Blacklisting As Foreign Policy: The Politics And Law Of Listing Terror States, Matthew J. Peed
Duke Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Ending Impunity: How International Criminal Law Can Put Tyrants On Trial, Geoffrey Robertson
Ending Impunity: How International Criminal Law Can Put Tyrants On Trial, Geoffrey Robertson
Cornell International Law Journal
In this keynote address to the Symposium on Milosevic & Hussein on Trial, the author argues that the two trials demonstrate that the historical immunity problem of tyrants has been solved, & have ushered in a period when international justice will have its own momentum. Historical analysis of the denial of impunity to tyrants relates the evolution of sovereign immunity in the Treaty of Westphalia, & the trials of Charles I, Louis XVI, & Napoleon. Head of state immunity was further removed in the Nuremberg Tribunals, & international accountability for international crimes was established with the trial of Prime Minister …
A Primer On The Doctrine Of Federal Sovereign Immunity, Gregory C. Sisk
A Primer On The Doctrine Of Federal Sovereign Immunity, Gregory C. Sisk
Oklahoma Law Review
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Mind The Gap: Expansion Of Texas Governmental Immunity Between Takings And Tort., Jadd F. Masso
Mind The Gap: Expansion Of Texas Governmental Immunity Between Takings And Tort., Jadd F. Masso
St. Mary's Law Journal
In Jennings v. City of Dallas, the city’s wastewater collection division was dispatched to unstop a clogged sewer main but instead caused sewage to spew into the Jennings’ home with dramatic force, causing extensive damage. The Jennings subsequently filed suit against the city, alleging its actions constituted an unconstitutional taking, damaging, or destruction of their property for public use without adequate compensation in violation of Article I, § 17 of the Texas Constitution. The issue presented from the case was whether an individual citizen should be liable for such losses when the damage—as an incident to governmental action—in effect benefits …