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Paul and Others v. Avril

United States of America.  14 January 1993 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

State immunity — Head of State — Whether waiver issued by new Government of any and all immunities enjoyed by former Head of State effective — Action for damages for torture and other treatment infringed in Haiti — Whether United States Alien Tort Statute provides right of action as well as jurisdictional base — Whether act of State and political question doctrines render matter non-justiciable — The law of the United States

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© Cambridge University Press 1996

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