| Description |
xv, 333 pages ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Terrorism, Documents of international and local control, 1064-9352 ; 2nd ser |
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Terrorism (Oceana Publications, inc.) ; 2nd ser., v. 19th
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| Contents |
History of sovereign immunity in English speaking countries -- The philosophy of the law of sovereignty, by R. Kevin Hall -- The absolute immunity period- -- Pre-1976 exceptions: the erosion of immunity -- The Tate letter and qualified immunity between 1952 and 1976 -- The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 and the Act of State Doctrine, by Bruno A. Ristau -- The issue of due process -- State sovereign immunity -- Collateral international law -- Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Litigation between 1976-1996 -- Anti-Terrorism & Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 -- War and the military -- Compensation of terrorism victims -- Damages calculation -- The aftermath of September 11 -- The future of terrorism litigation : a window closes -- Appendices -- Index |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Immunities of foreign states.
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Government liability (International law)
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Victims of terrorism -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Terrorism victims' families -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2005924806 |
| ISBN |
0379215470 alkaline paper |
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