Petition of the day
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on Jul 22, 2014 at 10:09 pm
The petition of the day is:
13-1361
Issue: Whether a foreign official’s common-law immunity for acts performed on behalf of a foreign state is abrogated by plaintiffs’ allegations that those official acts violate jus cogens norms of international law.