Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA)

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Judges of the International Court of Justice stand at the opening of the session in the case of Equatorial Guinea v. France on February 17, 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands.

Iran’s ICJ Case against Canada Tests the Terrorism Exception to Sovereign Immunity

Iran’s ICJ Application alleges Canada’s designation of Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism and legislation allowing private plaintiffs to sue Iran in Canadian courts for terrorism-related…
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Mapping the Key Arguments in Supreme Court Amicus Briefs in Gonzalez v. Google

Cross-published at Tech Policy Press. In late February, the Supreme Court will hold oral arguments to consider the Communications Decency Act’s Section 230, which shields tech…

Ukraine Update: the ICJ Proceedings & Options for Justice in the United States

With the Congressional hearings on Russia dominating the news, this post provides an update on proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the matter of Ukraine…
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Does JASTA Violate International Law?

The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) is now the law of the United States, Congress having overridden President Obama’s veto of the bill. Among other things,…
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Why President Obama Should Veto the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act

This morning, the House of Representatives passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), a bill purportedly designed to make it a lot easier for 9/11 victims and…
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Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (June 4–10)

I. Cybersecurity  Kristen Eichensehr, Giving Up on Cybersecurity — Strategically (Monday, June 6) II. Surveillance & Intelligence Jennifer Daskal, Beware of the Emergency…
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JASTA and Reciprocity

In April, Curt Bradley and Jack Goldsmith wrote in The New York Times that the Justice Against State Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) then under consideration in the Senate —…
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Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (May 14–20)

I. Guantánamo & ISIL Detainees Steve Vladeck, Can Detainees Plead Their Way Out of Guantánamo? (Tuesday, May 17) Jonathan Horowitz, The US’ Failure to Plan for ISIL…
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The Senate Killed JASTA, Then Passed It…

About a month ago, I wrote a long primer on JASTA (the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act), a bill that is designed to make it far easier for 9/11 victims and their families…
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Would JASTA Violate International Law?

Writing in The New York Times last Friday, Curt Bradley and Jack Goldsmith argued that the Justice Against State Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) would “violate a core principle…
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The 9/11 Civil Litigation and the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA)

For lots of readers, I suspect Saturday’s front-page New York Times story by Mark Mazzetti was their first exposure to the ongoing efforts by 9/11 victims and their families…
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