Federal Tort Claims Act - Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

Authors

James C. Conley

Abstract

The United States Supreme Court held that the Federal Tort Claims Act's exception to its waiver of sovereign immunity for claims arising in a "foreign country" includes claims arising on the continent of Antarctica.

Smith v. United States, 113 S. Ct. 1178 (1993).

First Page

167

Recommended Citation

James C. Conley, Federal Tort Claims Act - Waiver of Sovereign Immunity, 32 Duq. L. Rev. 167 (1993).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol32/iss1/7