Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act – JASTA S.2040/H.R.3815

JASTA POSES NO RISK OF SUITS AGAINST OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL

JASTA provides no basis for a claim against individual foreign officials, who retain immunity from suit under common law doctrines. JASTA’s immunity provision concerns only the immunity of foreign states under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), and has nothing to do with the immunity of individual foreign officials or employees.  As the Supreme Court… Continue reading JASTA POSES NO RISK OF SUITS AGAINST OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL