FOREIGN RELATIONS LAW — FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT TERRORISM EXCEPTIONS — SEVENTH CIRCUIT HOLDS THAT FSIA DOES NOT PROVIDE FREESTANDING BASIS TO SATISFY JUDGMENT AGAINST STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM.

The article discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit's ruling in the 2016 case Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran which deals with American foreign relations law and the court's determination that the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FISA) does not provide a freestanding basis for litigants to satisfy their judgments against state sponsors of terrorism. The legal rights of U.S. victims of terrorism are examined, along with exceptions and asset seizure law.