Analysis With no dissent, the Supreme Court on Tuesday removed one potential immunity shield for foreign officials when sued in U.S. courts over claims that they carried out or allowed human rights abuses to occur in other countries. A 1976 law that gives foreign governments’ immunity to many lawsuits in American courts, the Court declared, … Continue reading Analysis: An elusive immunity issue
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Analysis: An elusive immunity issue
Analysis With no dissent, the Supreme Court on Tuesday removed one potential immunity shield for foreign officials when sued in U.S. courts over claims that they carried out or allowed human rights abuses to occur in other countries. A 1976 law that gives foreign governments’ immunity to many lawsuits in American courts, the Court declared, … Continue reading Analysis: An elusive immunity issue