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>Kidane had alleged that the wrongdoing was transnational. The court rejected that as an exception to the FSIA, saying that Ethiopia would still have immunity u
by mcny 9y ago
>Kidane had alleged that the wrongdoing was transnational. The court rejected that as an exception to the FSIA, saying that Ethiopia would still have immunity unless the wrongful act – the “tort” – took place entirely in the US.
So you can commit "wrongful acts" if you make sure you commit at least a part of the act outside US soil?
- goatsi 9y agoBeing a recognized as a sovereign state seems to be the important part. The US otherwise tends to have an extremely long reach for capturing foreign hackers and cybercriminals. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/07/us-nabs-a-hacker-in-the-maldives-but-russia-sees-it-as-kidnapping/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/07/us-na...
- function_seven 9y ago> So you can commit "wrongful acts" if you make sure you commit at least a part of the act outside US soil? Yeah, as long as you're a sovereign state. You or I couldn't travel to another country, commit the wrongful act, then claim protection under FSIA.
- icebraining 9y agoNow I'm wondering if you or I could use a small and corrupt country to act as a front for hacking.