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Defining The Government's Duty Under The Federal Tort Claims Act, Thomas A. Varlan Apr 1980

Defining The Government's Duty Under The Federal Tort Claims Act, Thomas A. Varlan

Vanderbilt Law Review

This Recent Development traces the Supreme Court's development of the analogous private liability test and examines the recent cases applying this test. The Recent Development then analyzes the divergent approaches taken in these cases and attempts to determine when an actionable duty arises under the Act.


Recent Developments Jan 1980

Recent Developments

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments In Anglo-American Doctrine Of Foreign Sovereign Immunity, John M. Smallwood Jan 1980

Recent Developments In Anglo-American Doctrine Of Foreign Sovereign Immunity, John M. Smallwood

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Status Of Armed Forces Abroad, Wilfred A. Hearn Jan 1980

Status Of Armed Forces Abroad, Wilfred A. Hearn

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Sovereign Immunity And The Suit Against Opec, Lawrence Crocker Jan 1980

Sovereign Immunity And The Suit Against Opec, Lawrence Crocker

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Introduction To International Law As It Pertains To The Naval Officer, Wilfred A. Hearn Jan 1980

Introduction To International Law As It Pertains To The Naval Officer, Wilfred A. Hearn

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Recent Decisions, James M. Redwine Jan 1980

Recent Decisions, James M. Redwine

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The instant decision should serve to stimulate discussion on both the theoretical justifications for and the practical implications of jury trials in actions against governmental defendants, and therefore, may lead to revision of the FSIA. From a theoretical perspective, although the instant court correctly noted the changes effected by the Act, it failed to perceive the full extent of Congress' power in the domestic context. Congress, by its ability to classify entities as "agencies" or "instrumentalities" of the United States, thereby exempting specific entities from the non-jury trial provisions of FTCA, has the power, in effect, to restrict the scope …


Sovereignty: Indian Sovereighty And Tribal Immunity From Suit, Douglas R. Wright Jan 1980

Sovereignty: Indian Sovereighty And Tribal Immunity From Suit, Douglas R. Wright

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Jurisdictional Immunities, William C. Mcauliffe Jr. Jan 1980

Jurisdictional Immunities, William C. Mcauliffe Jr.

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.