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> Republican lawmakers such as Senator Tom Cotton and Representative Dan Crenshaw have also introduced legislation that would allow Americans to sue China in fe
by mehrdadn 7y ago
> Republican lawmakers such as Senator Tom Cotton and Representative Dan Crenshaw have also introduced legislation that would allow Americans to sue China in federal court over the deaths and economic damage wrought by the virus.
Does the notion of ex-post-facto not apply to foreigners? (Although the concept of a domestic lawsuit against foreigners is itself weird to me.)
- dragonwriter 7y ago> Does the notion of ex-post-facto not apply to foreigners? Ex post facto is a term of art for retroactive criminalization, this addresses civil suits.
- Arnt 7y agoHas happened before — if the court finds that it has jurisdiction then it won't mind that one party is absent. If you sign a contract in country X, the courts in country X will hold you to it. But that legislation sounds weird. I wonder whether those republicans have any idea what Westphalia is or what was agreed there.