International Rule of Law Act

Summary

International Rule of Law Act - Prohibits any United States court from declining on the ground of the Federal Act of State Doctrine to make a determination on the merits in any case in which the act of state is contrary to international law. Directs that United States courts shall apply principles and rules of international law in deciding cases involving a violation of international law by a foreign state with regard to the rights of a person not a national of that state. Declares that the Foreign Sovereign Compulsion Defense shall remain fully available in U.S. courts.

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Timeline

1. 25 June 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 June 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 July 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.

   Source: Committee

4. 14 September 1981

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Criminal Law. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 June 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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