Foreign sovereign immunity is an ever-changing landscape to which we should all pay close attention. The Law Fare blog presents details and beneficial context related to recent Supreme Court decisions that affect the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. In our view, the article’s conclusion that the expropriation exception under FSIA does not apply to a sovereign’s taking of the property of its own nationals is correct. To rule otherwise would overstep the proper bounds of US jurisdiction over foreign sovereign conduct, inviting potential retaliation and impairing relations between nations.
