Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Amending the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to Allow Civil Actions Against Terrorist States

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Friday, July 1, 1994

Author:

Mark S. Zaid

Volume:

10

Issue:

7

276

Abstract:

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice held a hearing on June 21, 1994, to assess and make necessary changes on the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to eliminate problems with jurisdiction when civil litigants sue terrorist states for acts of torture outside the United States. The specific bills discussed were S.825 and H.R. 934...[more]...