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Jurisdictional Immunities and Reparation for WWII Crimes: The Impact of the Italian Constitutional Court’s Judgement No. 159/2023 on Greek Victims’ Claims
Introduction With Judgement No. 159/2023, the Italian Constitutional Court wrote a new chapter in the long-running judicial saga between Germany and Italy over jurisdictional immunities…
The Italian Constitutional Court’s new decision on state immunity and the ICJ Germany vs Italy No. 2
On 21 July 2023, the Italian Constitutional Court issued a new decision on state immunity that could bring the proceeding between Germany and Italy currently…
Jurisdictional Immunities, all over Again?
ICJ proceedings instituted by Iran against Canada (27 June 2023): Some Observations on Jurisdiction and Merits Does State-backed terrorism enjoy State immunity from domestic jurisdiction or…
Is the Dispute between Germany and Italy over State Immunities Coming to an End (Despite Being Back at the ICJ)?
For nearly two decades Germany and Italy have been embroiled in a dispute over the scope of State immunities under international law. The dispute which relates to the…
Shunning Conventional Wisdom – Italian Courts and State Immunity in Employment Disputes
Introduction On State immunity in civil proceedings, Italian courts have been pathbreakers, for better or worse. The Italian Supreme Court, in the 50s, developed the restrictive…
The Immunity Saga Reaches Latin America. The Changri-la Case
In September 2021, a new episode in the saga of jurisdictional immunities of States unfolded. The Brazilian Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal, STF) ruled that immunity from jurisdiction…
Editorial: Germany v Italy: Jurisdictional Immunities – Redux (and Redux and Redux)
Will we ever see closure to this saga at the center of which one finds the somewhat controversial decision of the ICJ of 2012 and the very controversial…
EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 12 – “No Licence to Kill”
In this episode, Marko Milanovic, Philippa Webb and I discuss the legal issues that arise from targeted killings conducted by states outside their territory. We begin with a…
‘Yet, it moves…’: The Dynamic Evolution of State immunity in the ‘Comfort Women’ case
Introduction On 8 January 2021, the Central District Court of Seoul, Republic of Korea (South Korea), ordered the Japanese government to compensate 12 South Korean…
France Legislates on State Immunity from Execution: How to kill two birds with one stone?
France has never legislated on State immunity to the same extent as the US, UK and other countries. Instead, sovereign immunity under customary international law has been mainly…