Tag: State-sponsored terrorism

  • Torture

    Torture in United States Torture Definition Bodily pain or hurt inflicted with the object of compelling a disclosure of guilt or of knowledge in respect of a crime or its perpetrator. It was imposed by various means, and under sanction of law. Torture in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias […]

  • Personal Injuries

    Personal Injuries in the United States Main Elements of a Claim Under § 1605A FSIA Personal injury or death According to research about Peronal Injury from the Federal Judicial Center:Section 1605A(a)(1) does not specifically state the elements required for establishing "personal […]

  • Iran

    Iran in the United States Execution of Judgments in § 1605A FSIA Cases Blocked Iranian assets According to research about Iran from the Federal Judicial Center:The current state of the law has continued to frustrate judgment creditors, especially those who have been the victims of […]

  • Iran

    Iran in the United States Execution of Judgments in § 1605A FSIA Cases Blocked Iranian assets According to research about Iran from the Federal Judicial Center:The current state of the law has continued to frustrate judgment creditors, especially those who have been the victims of […]

  • Damages

    Damages in the United States Compensation to a person for injury suffered. Damage (singular) refers to loss or injury to a person by accident or the negligence of another. Damages (plural) refers to the money it will take to repair that damage. Damage may take the form of personal injury in an […]

  • Judgments

    Judgments in the United States Collecting and Enforcing Judgments Legal Materials Legal treatises discussing the collection and enforcement of judgments includeCollection Actions – Defending Consumers and Their Assets (National Consumer Law Center) and Judgment Enforcement […]

  • Enforcement

    Enforcement in the United States Enforcement in Environmental Law Both federal and state governments can enforce the pretreatment regulations. However, the EPA generally holds the permittee (the publicly owned treatment works) responsible for violations of its permit, even if an industry […]

  • Claimant

    Claimant in United States Claimant Definition In Admiralty Practice. A person authorized and admitted to defend a libel brought in rem against property; thus, for example, thirty hogsheads of sugar. 9 Cranch (U.S.) 191. In Old English Law. The plaintiff in ejectment. Claimant in Foreign […]

  • Claimant

    Claimant in United States Claimant Definition In Admiralty Practice. A person authorized and admitted to defend a libel brought in rem against property; thus, for example, thirty hogsheads of sugar. 9 Cranch (U.S.) 191. In Old English Law. The plaintiff in ejectment. Claimant in Foreign […]

  • Sovereign Immunity

    Sovereign Immunity in United States Sovereign Immunity Definition Governmental Immunity in this legal Encyclopedia Sovereign Immunity definition in the Law Dictionary Sovereign Immunity in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias Link Description Sovereign Immunity, Sovereign […]

  • Sovereign Immunity

    Sovereign Immunity in United States Sovereign Immunity Definition Governmental Immunity in this legal Encyclopedia Sovereign Immunity definition in the Law Dictionary Sovereign Immunity in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias Link Description Sovereign Immunity, Sovereign […]

  • Aircraft Sabotage

    Aircraft Sabotage in the United States Main Elements of a Claim Under § 1605A FSIA Listed acts According to research about Aircraft sabotage from the Federal Judicial Center:The statute defines aircraft sabotage by reference to Article 1 of the 1971 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful […]

  • Act of Terrorism

    Act of Terrorism in the United States TRIA According to research about Act of Terrorism from the Federal Judicial Center:Despite these 1996 amendments, most plaintiffs with judgments against state sponsors remained unable to obtain satisfaction because, then as now, (a) the states in question […]

  • Act of Terrorism

    Act of Terrorism in the United States TRIA According to research about Act of Terrorism from the Federal Judicial Center:Despite these 1996 amendments, most plaintiffs with judgments against state sponsors remained unable to obtain satisfaction because, then as now, (a) the states in question […]

  • Claim

    Claim in United States Claim Definition A challenge of the ownership of a thing which is wrongfully withheld from the possession of the claimant. Plowd. 359. See 1 Dall. (Pa.) 444; 12 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 179. The owner of property proceeded against in admiralty by a suit in rem must present a […]