U.S. Foreign Relations Law Posts
The Freezing and Confiscation of Foreign Central Bank Assets: How Far Can Sanctions Go?
This article explores the legal and policy merits of freezing and confiscating central bank assets to provide reparations to a third state.
Court rules federal immunity law does not shield Turkish bank from U.S. prosecution
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a Turkish bank can be prosecuted in U.S. courts for its role in a conspiracy to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran.
Central Bank Immunity, Sanctions, and Sovereign Wealth Funds
This symposium essay explores recent developments in central bank immunity focusing on sovereign wealth fund litigation in Sweden, U.S. sanctions on Afghan central bank assets, and the global response to sanctions imposed on Russian central banks following the invasion of Ukraine.
Why Can’t We Be FRANDs?: Anti-Suit Injunctions, International Comity, and International Commercial Arbitration in Standard-Essential Patent Litigation
This Note recommends federal courts grant anti-suit injunctions in SEP litigation only under a restrictive test, rather than maintaining the current variation by circuit, and further suggests that Congress should codify this test. In the event of an injunction spiral that might preclude litigation altogether, SSOs should require the parties arbitrate the dispute before experts at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Together, litigation and arbitration can help preserve the interconnected and technologically compatible system currently in place around the world.
The Political Question Doctrine and International Law
This essay documents how the political question doctrine, in part, has allowed the political branches, rather than the courts, to make determinations about this country’s – and other countries’ – rights and responsibilities under international law.
Book Review: The Restatement and Beyond: The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Foreign Relations Law
This paper reviews “The Restatement and Beyond: The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Foreign Relations Law,” by Paul B. Stephan and Sarah H. Cleveland.
Institute in the Courts: Foreign Relations 4th Gains Attention
The Restatement of the Law Fourth, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States: Selected Topics in Treaties, Jurisdiction, and Sovereign Immunity, which was published in 2018, has been receiving significant attention in federal and state courts.
D.C. District Court Petition Looks to Restatement Fourth of U.S. Foreign Relations Law
A petition in Peter A. Chiejina and Piccol Nigeria Ltd v. Republic of Nigeria, currently before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is asking the court to consider the devaluation of Nigeria’s currency, citing the Restatement of the Law Fourth, the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.
Foreign Relations Law Restatements Cited
Both the Third and Fourth Restatement of the Law, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States, were cited by the United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit in Lusik Usoyan v. Republic of Turkey.
A Roadmap for Foreign Official Immunity Cases in U.S. Courts
This Article provides a roadmap for cases involving foreign official immunity in U.S. courts.