Hegna v. Islamic Republic of Iran’s Empirical Analysis
380 F.3d 1000 · 2004
Citation profile
8 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 22 U.S.C. § 4305 · 28 U.S.C. § 1605 (§ 4 of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976) · 28 U.S.C. § 1607 (§ 4 of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976) · 28 U.S.C. § 1610 (§ 4 of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976) · 28 U.S.C. § 517 · 50 U.S.C. § 1701 (International Emergency Economic Powers Act)
Relies on King v. Ionization International, Inc. · Transamerica Insurance v. South · Cacok v. Covington · Hileman v. Maze · 299 F. Supp. 2d 229 - Hegna v. Islamic Republic of Iran
Most-quoted passages
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“(a)(1) At the times and to the extent specified in section 1701 of this title, the President may, under such regulations as he may prescribe, by means of instructions, licenses, or otherwise— (A) investigate, regulate, or prohibit— (i) any transactions in foreign exchange, (ii) transfers of credit or payments between, by, through, or to any banking institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments involve any interest of any foreign country or a national thereof, (iii) the importing or exporting of currency or securities, by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; (B) investigate, block during the pen-dency of an investigation, regulate, direct and compel, nullify, void, prevent or prohibit, any acquisition, holding, withholding, use, transfer, withdrawal, transportation, importation or exportation of, or dealing in, or exercising any right, power, or privilege with respect to, or transactions involving, any property in which any foreign country or a national thereof has any interest by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and (C) when the United States is engaged in armed hostilities or has been attacked by a foreign country or foreign nationals, confiscate any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, of any foreign person, foreign organization, or foreign country that he determines has planned, authorized, aided, or engaged in such hos”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“(a) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in subsection (b)[of this note], in every case in which a person has obtained a judgment against a terrorist party on a claim based upon an act of terrorism, or for which a terrorist party is not immune under section 1605(a)(7) of title 28, United States Code, the blocked assets of that terrorist party (including the blocked assets of any agency or instrumentality of that terrorist party) shall be subject to execution or attachment in aid of execution in order to satisfy such judgment to the extent of any compensatory damages for which such terrorist party has been adjudged liable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“I hereby relinquish ... all rights to execute against or attach property that is at issue in claims against the United States before an international tribunal or that is the subject of awards by such tribunal. I understand that the relinquishment that I make in the event of any pro rata distribution is irrevocable once the payment is credited to the bank account I have identified in this application.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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