William Dodge
George Washington University Law School
William S. Dodge is Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at the George Washington University Law School. He served as Counselor on International Law to the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State from 2011 to 2012 and as Co-Reporter for the American Law Institute’s Restatement (Fourth) of Foreign Relations Law from 2012 to 2018. He is currently a Reporter for the second phase of the Restatement (Fourth), an Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Conflict of Laws, and a member of the Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Law. Professor Dodge is the co-author of Transnational Business Problems (7th ed. 2024) and Transnational Litigation in a Nutshell (2d ed. 2021). His articles on international law and transnational litigation have appeared in journals such as the Columbia Law Review, the Harvard Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal.
Symposium on the FSIA at GW Law
This is just a reminder for those in the DC area that on Thursday and Friday the George Washington Law Review is hosting a symposium about the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which turns 50 this month. The event is free. The full schedule and a link to register are available here.
Continue ReadingSuing Cuban Instrumentalities Under the Helms-Burton Act
Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), the agencies and instrumentalities of foreign states are generally immune from suit in U.S. courts unless one of the FSIA’s exceptions applies. But this past June, in Exxon Mobil Corp v. Corporación CIMEX, S.A. (Cuba), the Supreme Court held that the Helms-Burton Act abrogates the sovereign immunity of Cuban agencies and…
Continue ReadingThe Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act at 50
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) turns 50 this year. To celebrate the anniversary, the George Washington Law Review is hosting a symposium about the FSIA on October 8-9. The event is free, and those interested in attending are encouraged to register here. The event kicks off at 4:00 on Thursday, October 8, with an…
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