United States Seventh Circuit

The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act implied waiver provision, 28 USC 1605(a)(1), is insufficient to show either an express or implied waiver that would grant jurisdiction over human rights abuse cases for violations of jus cogens norms.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2001
• Decided 05/23/2001
• Published 05/23/2001

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jacob Sampson, pro se., Joseph D. Kearney and Howard B. Eisenberg (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for amicus curiae Howard B. Eisenberg., Mark Stern, Douglas H. Hallward-Driemeier (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae United States.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael D. McCormick, Momkus, Ozog & McCluskey, Doeners Grove, IL, Thomas G. Corcoran, Jr., Peter Heidenberger (argued), Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, Washington, DC, Daniel A. Kaufman, Paul J. Cherner, Sara L. Thomas, Michael, Beat & Friedrich, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees.