The Case “Manoharan et al. v. Rajapaksa” and Immunity of Heads of State from Foreign Jurisdiction
The author explores legal prospects of a civil complaint filed in January 2011 in the U.S. district court for the District of Columbia against the incumbent President of Sri-Lanka. Plaintiffs accuse Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa of sanctioning extrajudicial killings of their relatives during the civil wa...
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| Language: | English |
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Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Московский журнал международного права |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mjil.ru/jour/article/view/546 |