State immunity — Exceptions to immunity — Immunity stripped from States designated as sponsors of terrorism — Waiver of exceptions — Jurisdiction — State succession — Immunity of friendly foreign State for acts of predecessor

Relationship of international law and municipal law — United States domestic law — Foreign State Immunities Act 1976 — Section 1605(a)(7) — Export Administration Act 1979 — Section 6(j) — Foreign Assistance Act 1961 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 — Presidential waiver — General office and application of proviso clauses — Sanctions — Operation of Section 1605(a)(7) of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 as a sanction — Acree v. Republic of Iraq — Whether enactment of subsequent legislation altering past operation of expired legislation

War and armed conflict — Prisoners of war and civilian detainees — Treatment — Violation of international humanitarian law — Enforcement — Proceedings for compensation in national courts — Terrorism — The law of the United States