The law of sovereign immunity and terrorism
By: James Cooper-Hill.
Series: Terrorism, Documents of international and local control -- 2nd ser.; Terrorism (Oceana Publications, inc.) -- 2nd ser., v. 19th.
Publisher: Oceana Publications
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
Subjects: Immunities of foreign states.; Government liability (International law); Victims of terrorism -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.; Terrorism victims' families -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: History of sovereign immunity in English speaking countries; title: The philosophy of the law of sovereignty, by R. Kevin Hall; title: The absolute immunity period-; title: Pre-1976 exceptions: the erosion of immunity; title: The Tate letter and qualified immunity between 1952 and 1976; title: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 and the Act of State Doctrine, by Bruno A. Ristau; title: The issue of due process; title: State sovereign immunity; title: Collateral international law; title: Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act  Litigation between 1976-1996; title: Anti-Terrorism & Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996; title: War and the military; title: Compensation of terrorism victims; title: Damages calculation; title: The aftermath of September 11; title: The future of terrorism litigation : a window closes; title: Appendices; title: Index.