The law has not yet been passed.
The US Congress has registered a bill” Law on the Sovereignty of Ukraine in 2022 “. It provides for the possibility of filing a civil lawsuit in any district court in the United States to recover damages from a foreign state. For physical damage, including death, property damage or loss of property caused by such a state as a result of invasion of another sovereign state of Europe, explains in the article Candidate of Law Sergei Kozyakov .
“Until now it was and still is (before the proposed changes come into force) is impossible, because in the United States the law recognizes immunity from the property of others states “, – the expert writes.
What cases will fall under the new law?
Two necessary preconditions are defined:
1) when the invasion was carried out on the instructions of another state, regardless of where the injury, death, damage or loss was recorded;
2) when the intrusion was condemned by the UN General Assembly and the relevant resolution or separate resolutions of the two chambers of the US Congress.
” These qualifiers give reason to believe that The new law will be subject to a large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops, which began on February 24, 2022 “, – the expert emphasizes.
Finally, another important position provided by the draft law: it will apply to any invasion of a sovereign state that has occurred (or will occur) one year before or after the date of entry into force this law , Kozyakov notes.
“ So the proposed law is a long-term one, in fact, for punishment any aggressor states and to protect all victims of aggression in Europe “, – adds the expert.
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