Government
Sep. 1, 2010
Torture Suit A Test of Foreign Relations - And for Judge
A federal judge is weighing whether to green-light a human rights lawsuit with sensitive geo-political implications that seeks civil monetary damages from three royal family members of the United Arab Emirites.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge is weighing whether to green-light a human rights lawsuit with sensitive geopolitical implications that seeks civil monetary damages from three members of the royal family in Abu Dhabi - including the Emir, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East.
The case, which centers around allegations of detention and torture from the mid 1980s, is likely to hinge on whet...
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