The black letter law discussed in this episode is:
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, Pub. L. 104-132, §221 (1996)
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-104publ132/html/PLAW-104publ132.htm
Addition of Terrorism Exception to FSIA, 28 USC §1605(a)(7)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1605A
Justice for US victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act, 34 U.S.C.§ 20144
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/34/20144
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 28 U.S.C. §1602-11
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title28/html/USCODE-2011-title28-partIV-chap97.htm
Actions Against Foreign States, 28 U.S.C. §1330
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1330
Provision of Material Support or Resources, 18 U.S.C. §2339(A).
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2339A
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages, 9 June 1983, No. 21931, (Jan. 1985 - U.S. effective).
https://treaties.un.org/doc/db/terrorism/english-18-5.pdf
Hostage Taking, 18 U.S.C. §1203
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1203
Torture Victim Protection Act 1992 Pub. L. 102-256
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-106/pdf/STATUTE-106-Pg73.pdf
Alien Tort Statute 28 USC §1350
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1350
U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or punishment, 10 December 1984.
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CAT.aspx
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, No. 12325 (197).
http://www.un.org/en/sc/ctc/docs/conventions/Conv2.pdf
Mandatory Victims Restitution Act, 18 U.S.C. §3663(a).
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3663A
The Schooner Exchange v. Mcfaddon, 11 U.S. 116 (1812).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/11/116/case.html
US v. Klein, 80 U.S. 128 (1871).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/80/128/case.html
Letelier v. Republic of Chile, 488 F.Supp. 665. (D.D.C. 1980).
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/488/665/1400196/
First National City bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior de Cuba, 462 U.S. 611 (1983).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/462/611/case.html
Smith v. Libya, 101 F.3d 239 (2d Cir. 1996).
https://www.leagle.com/decision/1996340101f3d2391294
Princz v. Germany, 813 F.Supp. 22 (D.D.C. 1992).
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/813/22/1807808/
Alejandre v. Cuba, 42 F. Supp. 2d 1317 (S.D. Fla. 1999).
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/42/1317/2501671/
WAMAI et al v. REPUBLIC OF SUDAN et al, No. 1:2008cv01349 - Document 55 (D.D.C. 2011)
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1:2008cv01349/132534/55/
1952 Jake Tate Letter, State Department Office of Legal Counsel reprinted in 26 DEP'T ST. BULL. (1952) Pages 984-985
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiuo.ark:/13960/t3515kb1d?urlappend=%3Bseq=470
Steve Pelak is a partner at Holland & Hart
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