Petition of the day
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on May 25, 2016 at 11:10 pm
The petition of the day is:
15-1345
Issue: Whether a foreign official’s common-law immunity for acts performed on behalf of a foreign state is abrogated by plaintiff’s allegations that those official acts violated jus cogens norms of international law.