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State Jurisdiction and Immunities: U.S. Supreme Court Finds Iran Immune in Case Involving Terrorism Claims and the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 103 , Issue 3 , July 2009 , pp. 581 - 582
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Copyright © 2009 by The American Society of International Law

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References

1 Ministry of Def. and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi, 129 S.Ct. 1732 (2009).

2 Elahi v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 124 F.Supp.2d 97, 103 (D.D.C. 2000).

3 Ministry of Def. and Support for Armed Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran v. Cubic Defense Systems, Inc., 236 F.Supp.2d 1140 (S.D. Cal. 2002).

28 U.S.C. §§1602-1611 (2000 & Supp. Ill 2003).

5 Ministry of Def. and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Cubic Defense Systems, 385 F.3d 1206 (9th Cir. 2004).

6 Ministry of Defense and Support for Armed Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran v. Elahi, 546 U.S. 450 (2006).

7 116 Stat. 2337, 28 U.S.C. §1610 note.

8 495 F.3d 1024 (2007).

9 Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of Treasury, Payment to Persons Who Hold Certain Judgments Against Cuba or Iran, 68 Fed. Reg. 8,077, 8,081 (Feb. 19, 2003).

10 The Court unanimously held that the Cubic award was not blocked at the relevant time. Justice Kennedy, joined by Justices Souter and Ginsburg, dissented from the holding that Elahi had waived his right to attach.