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120 nations accuse US top court of violating law over Iran | |||
2016-05-07 | |||
UNITED NATIONS -- The 120-nation Nonaligned Movement headed by Iran accused the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday of violating international law by ruling that nearly $2 billion in frozen Iranian assets can be paid to victims of attacks linked to the country.
The NAM, comprising mainly
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on April 23 that the families of victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to Iran can collect nearly $2 billion in frozen funds from Iran as compensation. The court's ruling directly affects more than 1,300 relatives of victims, some who have been seeking compensation for more than 30 years. They include families of the 241 U.S. service members who died in the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut. Iran denies any links to the attacks. Iran's U.N. Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo asked that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon circulate the NAM statement to the U.N. General Assembly and Security Council. The NAM called for "dialogue and accommodation over coercion and confrontation" to peacefully settle disputes.
State Department spokesman Mark Toner said in response that "U.S. laws and the application of those laws by the courts of the United States comport with international law." | |||
Posted by:Steve White |
#2 fundamental principle of state immunity Tell it to Serbia, Iraq, Libya, Syria |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-05-07 11:40 |
#1 In last week's letter, Iran's Zarif appealed to secretary-general Ban to use his good offices "to induce the U.S. government to adhere to its international obligations, put an end to the violation of the fundamental principle of state immunity." TRANSLATION: "L'etat, c'est Moi...and no way does Moi want this aimed at Moi-self someday. Might cost money or liberty, and we can't have THAT." Mike
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Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2016-05-07 08:22 |