Petition of the day
By Maureen Johnston
on Jul 23, 2014
The petition of the day is:
13-1361
Issue: Whether a foreign official’s common-law immunity for acts performed on behalf of a foreign state is abrogated by plaintiffs’ allegations that those official acts violate jus cogens norms of international law.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Samantar v. Yousef
Recommended Citation:
Maureen Johnston,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Jul. 23, 2014, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/07/petition-of-the-day-644/