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Crs Report for Congress - Suits Against Terrorist States by Victims of Terrorism: June 7, 2005 - Rl31258 (Paperback)
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Crs Report for Congress - Suits Against Terrorist States by Victims of Terrorism: June 7, 2005 - Rl31258 (Paperback)
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In 1996 Congress amended the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
(FSIA) to allow U.S. victims of terrorism to sue certain States
responsible for terrorist acts. The terrorist state defendants have
refused to appear in court, the courts have handed down large
default judgments, the Clinton and Bush Administrations have
intervened to block collection on those judgments, and Congress has
repeatedly enacted measures to facilitate payment. Further
complexity has been added by attempts in one suit to abrogate an
international agreement, the enactment of retaliatory legislation
in some of the terrorist States, the occupation of Iraq and
suspension of its status as a terrorist State, and a proposal to
compensate victims through an administrative process. Recently, a
court ruled that Congress has never created a cause of action
against terrorist States themselves, but only against their
officials, employees and agents, and only for their private
conduct, not for their official acts. The 107th Congress enacted as
part of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 ("TRIA")(P.L.
107-297) a provision that overrides long-standing Administration
objections and allows the blocked assets of terrorist States to be
used to pay the compensatory damages portions of court judgments
against such States; however, the meaning of "blocked ...
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Imprint: |
Bibliogov
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2013 |
First published: |
November 2013 |
Authors: |
Jennifer K. Elsea
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Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 3mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
56 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-295-24925-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-295-24925-1 |
Barcode: |
9781295249251 |
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