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· 1/14/1993

Paul v. Avril

Citations

  • 812 F. Supp. 207
  • 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4974
  • 1993 WL 19103

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[A]cts ... [of torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, and arbitrary detention in violation of customary international law] hardly qualify as official public acts.”
  • “Immunity is a grant in a sense awarded at the sovereign's discretion.”

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Judges: Nesbitt, Palermo

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