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Head-of-State Immunity for Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 2003

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References

1 28 U.S.C. §1350 (2000).

2 28 U.S.C. §1350 note (2000).

3 See Complaint, paras. 47-55, Oct. 18,2002, Plaintiffs A, B, C, D, E, F v. Zemin, No. Civ. 02-75030,2003 WL 22118924 (N.D. 111. Sept. 12, 2003). The complaint is available at <http://www.flgjustice.org/cases/Jiang/Legal_Documents/Complaint_JZM.htm>

4 See Corrected United States’ Motion to Vacate October 21, 2002 Order and Statement of Interest or, in the Alternative, Suggestion of Immunity at 2-3 (Dec. 12, 2002) [hereinafter Corrected United States’ Motion], Plaintiffs A, B, C, D, E, F v. Zemin.

5 For the rejection of this argument by a different federal court, see Sean D. Murphy, Contemporary Practice of the United States, 97 AJIL 182 (2003) (concerning service of process on former Chinese premier Li Peng).

6 Corrected United States’ Motion, supra note 4, at 15 (footnote omitted).

7 Brief of Amicus Curiae Relating to Issues Raised by the United States in Its Motion to Vacate October 21,2002, Matters and Statement of Interest or, in the Alternative Suggestion of Immunity at 4 (June 9, 2003), Plaintiffs A, B, C, D, E, Fv. Zemin.

8 M. at 5-6, 9-11.

9 United States’ Response to Amended Brief of Amici Curiae at 2 (June 19,2003), Plaintiffs A, B, C, D, E, F v. Zemin.

10 Mat 4.

11 Id. at 5 (footnote omitted).

12 Plaintiffs A, B, C, D, E, F v. Zemin at *8-ll.

13 Id. at *3-4.

14 Id. at *5.