San Diego Law Review
Document Type
Comments
Abstract
This Comment examines whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act is amenable to the claims of alien victims of torture. The author concludes that doctrine of sovereign immunity will bar future judgments in favor of alien victims of torture. The author further discusses the policies that allow litigation of torture claims in United States courts and proposes an amendment to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act that would provide one of the few available means of redress for these victims of international human rights violations.
Recommended Citation
Denise Harbaugh,
Must the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Bar International Human Rights Claims,
23
San Diego L. Rev.
741
(1986).
Available at:
https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol23/iss3/11