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Brzak v. United Nations (2D Cir.) and Mothers of Srebrenica v. Netherlands& United Nations (Neth. App. Ct.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

Larry D. Johnson
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International Legal Materials , Volume 49 , Issue 4 , August 2010 , pp. 1011 - 1028
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2010

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End notes

* This text was reproduced and reformatted from the text available at the United States Court of Appeals website (visited June 1, 2010) http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isquery/39126c99-76b0-4d04-be4f-4dce7a4d5f83/1/doc/08-2799-cv_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isquery/39126c99-76b0-4d04-be4f-4dce7a4d5f83/1/hilite/.

† The Clerk of Court is directed to amend the official caption to conform to the listing of the parties stated above.

1 Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, Feb.13, 1946, 21 U.S.T. 1418.

2 Brzak v. United Nations, 597 F.3d 107 (2d Cir. 2010).

3 Brzak v. United Nations, 551 F. Supp. 2d 313 (S.D.N.Y.2008).

4 Civil Rights Act of 1964 tit. VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000–2000e-17.

5 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C.§§ 1961-1968.

6 Medellín v. Texas, 552 U.S. 491 (2008).

7 International Organizations Act of 1945, 22 U.S.C. §§ 288a(b).

8 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1602-1611.

9 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 23 U.S.T. 3227 (1972).

10 See Brzak, 551 F. Supp. 2d 313.

11 The circuit court noted that it reviews de novo a district court’s dismissal of a claim for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, as well as legal conclusions which grant or deny immunity. Brzak, 597 F.3d 107.

12 See Docket No. 09-1481, http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/09-1481.htm

13 Mothers of Srebrenica v. Netherlands&United Nations, Case No. 200.20.151/01, Judgment (Appeal Ct. Hague Mar. 30, 2010), available at http://www.haguejusticeportal.net/Docs/Dutch%20cases/Appeals_Judgment_Mothers_Srebrenica_EN.pdf (the English text is an unofficial translation, provided by the court, of the official judgment in the Dutch language. Only the judgment in the Dutch language is binding).

14 Convention on Prevention and Punishment of Crime of Genocide art. 1, Dec. 9, 1948, 78 U.N.T.S. 277.

15 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms art. 6, Nov. 4, 1950,213U.N.T.S. 222.

16 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights art. 14, opened for signature Dec. 19, 1966, 999 U.N.T.S. 171.

17 The English translation refers on several occasions to “immunity from prosecution “ in this case. It presumably refers to immunity from “civil prosecution “ or from “legal process “ rather than criminal prosecution, which is not in play here.

18 Model Status of Forces Agreement, U.N. Doc. A/45/594, ¶ 51 (Oct. 9, 1990).

19 G.A. Res. 52/247, U.N. Doc. A/RES/52/247 (June 26, 1998).

20 U.N. Secretary-General, Administrative and Budgetary Aspects of the Financing of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Rep. of the Secretary-General, U.N. Doc. A/51/389 (Sept. 20, 1996); U.N. Doc. A/51/903 (May 21, 1997).

21 U.N. Doc. A/51/389, supra note 19,q 14.

22 U.N. Doc. A/51/903, supra note 19,q 14.