Halkbank and the “Unitary” Executive
Last week, the Second Circuit issued its decision on common law immunity in United States v. Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S., on remand from the Supreme Court. Ingrid thoroughly summarized the Second Circuit’s ruling earlier this week. This post follows up to flag one further aspect of the decision. As readers know, a central question on…
Continue ReadingHow to Criticize U.S. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (Part II)
[This post is based on a lecture delivered at Wuhan University School of Law on October 15, 2023] There are better and worse ways to criticize U.S. extraterritorial jurisdiction. In yesterday’s post, I discussed some shortcomings of a February 2023 report by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “The U.S. Willful Practice of Long-arm Jurisdiction and…
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