John Walker

Judge John M. Walker Jr.

Judge John M. Walker Jr. is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. For details about his professional experiences, please visit this page.

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The United States Approach to Foreign Sovereign Immunity
The United States Approach to Foreign Sovereign Immunity

Written by Judge John M. Walker Jr., a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, this article provides an overview of the U.S. approach to foreign sovereign immunity. First, it traces the doctrine’s origins in early American jurisprudence and recounts the development of the doctrine and its eventual codification in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”) of 1976. The article then summarizes relevant provisions and certain judicial interpretations of the FSIA.

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