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2010. március 3., szerda

USA Legfelsőbb Bíróság: egy újabb Pinochet döntés előtt?

Frissítés, március 8:
A szóbeli meghallgatás jegyzőkönyve itt olvasható
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Ma délelőtt szóbeli meghallgatást tartott az USA Legfelsőbb Bírósága a Samantar v. Yousuf ügyben. A tények és az eldöntendő kérdés a következőek:

Natives of Somalia filed suit against Mohamed Ali Samantar in a Virginia federal district court under the Torture Victim Protection Act ("TVPA") and the Alien Tort Statute ("ATS"). Plaintiffs alleged that Mr. Samantar committed torture and other human rights violations while he commanded Somali government agents under the regime of Mohamed Siad Barre. The district court dismissed the case, holding that Mr. Samantar was immune to suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA").

On appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed, holding that the FSIA did not render Mr. Samantar immune to suit. The court reasoned that the FSIA does not apply to foreign government officials. The court further reasoned that even if the FSIA does apply to foreign government officials, it does not apply to former foreign government officials.

Question:

1) Does a foreign state's FSIA immunity from suit extend to an individual acting in his official capacity on behalf of the foreign state?
2) Does an individual who is no longer a government official of a foreign state at the time suit is filed retain FSIA immunity for acts taken in that individual's former capacity as a government official acting on behalf of a foreign state?

David P. Stuarttól egy kiváló cikk olvasható az ügyről az ASIL Insights-ban.

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