Ryan T. Bergsieker

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International Tribunals and Forum Non Conveniens Analysis

114 Yale L.J. 443 (2004) Many international civil disputes are resolved via state-driven litigation before multinational tribunals. Indeed, under traditional principles of international law, individuals may not appear before such tribunals at all. Instead, states must advance claims on behalf of their nationals, a procedure known as diplomatic espousal. As the D.C. Circuit's decision in Nemariam v. Federal Democratic Republic...