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Title

  • Main Title Lawsuits Against State Supporters of Terrorism: An Overview

Creator

  • Author: Elsea, Jennifer K.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: American Law Division

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2008-08-07

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: A 1996 amendment to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) enables American victims of international terrorist acts supported by certain States designated by the State Department as supporters of terrorism - Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and previously Iraq and Libya - to bring suit in U.S. courts to seek monetary damages. This report, which will be updated, provides an overview of these issues and relevant legislation (H.R. 5167).

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Law
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Actions and defenses
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Criminal justice
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: International affairs
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Terrorism
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: State-sponsored terrorism

Coverage

  • Place Name: Cuba
  • Place Name: Iran
  • Place Name: North Korea
  • Place Name: Sudan
  • Place Name: Syria
  • Place Name: Iraq
  • Place Name: Libya

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: RS22094
  • Accession or Local Control No: RS22094_2008Aug07
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metacrs10633
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