At least 25 wounded in New York City blast

[jhmd2000]

How could we claim governmental immunity from lawsuits with any credibility if we supported our citizens suing other countries?

Are you familiar with the FTCA? People sue governments all the time, by statutory consent.

 

[Wakelaw2006]

I know zero about international law, but how would a US court have jurisdiction over another sovereign nation and/or be able to enforce a judgment against a sovereign nation?

 

[DistrictDeacon]

I know zero about international law, but how would a US court have jurisdiction over another sovereign nation and/or be able to enforce a judgment against a sovereign nation?

Monetary judgments can be enforced through seizing US-based assets.

 

[jhmd2000]

Monetary judgments can be enforced through seizing US-based assets.

Or pay aid net of unpaid judgments. Plenty of tools, not enough will

 

[RJKarl]

Monetary judgments can be enforced through seizing US-based assets.

By allowing our law to stand, this could happen to America.

 

[jhmd2000]

By allowing our law to stand, this could happen to America.

Because the Islamic world waits for permission?

 

[DeaconSig]

Because the Islamic world waits for permission?

This is an act, right? You presumably have some basic knowledge of how international law works, correct?

 

[jhmd2000]

This is an act, right? You presumably have some basic knowledge of how international law works, correct?

Rolls eyes

 

[MysteryMen]

I don't like this law at all. Foreign relations should be conducted via the presidency and the state department, not the courts.

Yep

 

[BobStackFan4Life]

It happened again: The FBI had the future Chelsea bomber on its radar — for a while, anyway — but let him slip through. Just as officials had done with men who became the perps in at least eight other terror attacks.
http://nypost.com/2016/09/24/the-feds-keep-letting-known-wolves-drop-off-the-radar/

 

[MysteryMen]

It happened again: The FBI had the future Chelsea bomber on its radar — for a while, anyway — but let him slip through. Just as officials had done with men who became the perps in at least eight other terror attacks.
http://nypost.com/2016/09/24/the-feds-keep-letting-known-wolves-drop-off-the-radar/

Dumb article. If the info that the feds had on him was enough to justify keeping him under constant surveillance, we'd probably have to quadruple the size of the FBI

 

[knowell]

Dumb article. If the info that the feds had on him was enough to justify keeping him under constant surveillance, we'd probably have to quadruple the size of the FBI

Either that or profile people.

 

[MysteryMen]

Either that or profile people.

Don't really understand what you're getting at. The feds get all sorts of tips about Muslim people every year (I assume that's what you're referring to re: profiling). No way they have the manpower to keep them all under close surveillance