Agora: Reflections on RJR Nabisco v. European Community - Private Litigation as a Foreign Relations Problem
110 American Journal of International Law Unbound 40 (2016)
6 Pages Posted: 24 Aug 2016
Date Written: August 23, 2016
Abstract
In RJR Nabisco v. European Community, the Court added an exclamation point to a long term trend in its jurisprudence. It believes, this trend indicates, that private civil suits pose specific foreign relations issues, at least when the targets are foreign transactions and actors, to which the Court will respond by erecting barriers. To this general point the case adds an unsurprising, but still important codicil: These problems don’t go away when foreign states take advantage of the U.S. civil litigation system by acting as plaintiffs.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Stephan, Paul B., Agora: Reflections on RJR Nabisco v. European Community - Private Litigation as a Foreign Relations Problem (August 23, 2016). 110 American Journal of International Law Unbound 40 (2016), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper 2016-46, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2828172
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