Which of the following disputes should an American court decline to hear on the basis of the act of state doctrine?
a. A foreign dictator confiscates a warehouse containing merchandise belonging to an American corporation, which is located in the territory of the foreign sovereign. The American corporation wants to challenge, in an American court, the right of the dictator to seize the property in his country.
b. A Florida woman unknowingly marries a Cuban spy, an agent of the Cuban government who was sent to infiltrate the Miami Cuban community in order to obtain information concerning Brothers to the Rescue, a group that aids people trying to escape from Cuba. She alleges that her relationship with the spy was nonconsensual as she did not know of his surreptitious directions from the Cuban government to marry her just to obtain information. She wishes to seek damages from Cuba in an American court.
c. An agent of the intelligence branch of the Libyan government was responsible for a terrorist act that injured Americans. The act that caused the damages did not occur in Libya. The Americans wish to sue Libya in an American court for their injuries.
d. None of the above is correct.
A
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a. maintainers b. neoconservatives c. isolationists d. conservatives
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a. It cautions that you should save the two lives only if you can do so without hurting anyone at all. b. It would say that any killing is wrong and should be avoided, no matter what the outcome. c. It suggests that an individual cannot make moral decisions of this complexity and must rely on a higher power to do so. d. It would suggest that it does not matter what the action; the killing of one to save two balances out equally. e. It says that if you have the opportunity to save two lives at the cost of one, you should do it.
The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 established a timetable for Congress to act on spending bills
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The merit plan applies to
A. selection of judges in some states' systems. B. jurisdiction in the federal system. C. jurisdiction in the state systems. D. selection of judges in the federal system. E. None of these answers is correct.