legislation: 97-s-1434

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bill_id	congress	bill_type	bill_number	title	policy_area	introduced_date	latest_action_date	latest_action_text	origin_chamber	sponsor_name	sponsor_state	sponsor_party	sponsor_bioguide_id	cosponsor_count	summary_text	update_date	url
97-s-1434	97	s	1434	International Rule of Law Act	Law	1981-06-25	1981-09-14	Subcommittee on Criminal Law. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD]	MD	R	M000241	1	International Rule of Law Act - Prohibits any United States court from declining on the ground of the Federal Act of State Doctrine to make a determination on the merits in any case in which the act of state is contrary to international law. Directs that United States courts shall apply principles and rules of international law in deciding cases involving a violation of international law by a foreign state with regard to the rights of a person not a national of that state. Declares that the Foreign Sovereign Compulsion Defense shall remain fully available in U.S. courts.	2025-08-29T19:51:13Z

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