Federal Tort Claims Act - Waiver of Sovereign Immunity
The United States Supreme Court held that the Federal Tort Claims Act's exception to its waiver of sovereign immunity for claims arising in a "foreign country" includes claims arising on the continent of Antarctica. Smith v. United States, 113 S. Ct. 1178 (1993).
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Duquesne Scholarship Collection
1993
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| Online Access: | https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol32/iss1/7 https://dsc.duq.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2919&context=dlr |
| Summary: | The United States Supreme Court held that the Federal Tort Claims Act's exception to its waiver of sovereign immunity for claims arising in a "foreign country" includes claims arising on the continent of Antarctica. Smith v. United States, 113 S. Ct. 1178 (1993). |
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