The law of sovereign immunity and terrorism - Cooper-Hill, James ([Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.] : Oceana Publications, 2006)
History of sovereign immunity in English speaking countries -- The philosophy of the law of sovereignty, by R. Kevin Hall -- The absolute immunity period- -- Pre-1976 exceptions: the erosion of immunity -- The Tate letter and qualified immunity between 1952 and 1976 -- The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 and the Act of State Doctrine, by Bruno A. Ristau -- The issue of due process -- State sovereign immunity -- Collateral international law -- Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Litigation between 1976-1996 -- Anti-Terrorism & Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 -- War and the military -- Compensation of terrorism victims -- Damages calculation -- The aftermath of September 11 -- The future of terrorism litigation : a window closes -- Appendices -- Index.
Includes index
Keywords: Immunities of foreign states; Government liability (International law); Victims of terrorism -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Terrorism victims' families -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States