Smith v . United States

• Published in: International Law Reports
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1995
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781316152294.026; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0309067100018852

530 Jurisdiction — Territorial — Extraterritorial effect of legislation — United States Congress — Presumption against extraterritorial effect — Whether presumption to be strictly applied — Evidence of clear Congressional intention needed to rebut presumption — Waiver of sovereign immunity by United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act with regard to acts and omissions occurring in a “foreign country” — Whether extending to acts and omissions committed by United States in Antarctica Territory — Antarctica — Sovereignty — Whether Antarctica a “foreign country” for purposes of Federal Tort Claims Act — Decision turning on whether “foreign country” synonymous with sovereign State — Antarctic Treaty, 1959 State responsibility — Tort — Plaintiff killed in Antarctica while working for United States Government agency — Whether United States liable for acts and omissions occurring in Antarctica — The law of the United States