To Litigate a Pandemic
Cases in the United States Against China and the Chinese Communist Party and Foreign Sovereign Immunities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12779157 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chimène I Keitner (0009-0002-3859-9728, University of California Hastings College of the Law, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 229-236 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Chinese Journal of International Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1540-1650 • E-ISSN: 1746-9937 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/chinesejil/jmaa018 |
| OpenAlex | W3048330654 |
| Language | EN |
The devastation wrought by the spread of the novel coronavirus has touched virtually every country and will affect countless lives and livelihoods for years to come In the midst of the ongoing pandemic, individuals in some countries have sought legal redress through their own domestic courts This phenomenon seems most prevalent in the United States, where at least twenty civil lawsuits had been filed as of June 2020—eighteen by private litigants, and two by state attorneys general This symposium contribution considers the legal theories underlying these lawsuits and their prospects of success It also considers legislative proposals that would create a new exception to foreign sovereign immunity for claims arising from a pandemic
China · Constitution · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Legislature · Pandemic · Political science · Politics · Redress · Sovereign immunity · Sovereignty · State (computer science · Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction · Dispute Resolution and Class Actions · Immigration Law and Human Rights · Medicine · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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