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The Past, Present and Future of Sovereign Immunity

The Past, Present and Future of Sovereign Immunity

FromThe Lawfare Podcast


The Past, Present and Future of Sovereign Immunity

FromThe Lawfare Podcast

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Dec 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, the Supreme Court returned once again to the complex and sometimes controversial Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, or FSIA, that protects foreign sovereigns from litigation before U.S. courts. At the same time, Congress is once again debating new exceptions to the protections provided by the FSIA on issues ranging from cybercrime to the coronavirus pandemic, an effort that may risk violating international law and exposing the United States to similar lawsuits overseas. To discuss these developments and where they may be headed, Scott R. Anderson sat down with two leading scholars on sovereign immunity issues: Chimène Keitner, a professor at the UC Hastings School of Law and a former counselor on international law at the U.S. State Department, and Ingrid Wuerth, a professor at Vanderbilt University Law School and one of the reporters for the American Law Institute's Fourth Restatement on U.S. foreign relations law. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Dec 11, 2020
Format:
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