Republic of Iraq v. Beaty

Republic of Iraq v. Beaty
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 8, 2009
Full case nameRepublic of Iraq v. Beaty
Citations556 U.S. 848 (more)
Holding
The EWSAA gave the president the authority to restore the sovereign immunity of Iraq. Accordingly, Americans do not have a right to sue the Iraqi government for torture and other abuse committed under Saddam Hussein.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinion
MajorityScalia, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act

Republic of Iraq v. Beaty, 556 U.S. 848 (2009), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act gave the president the authority to restore the sovereign immunity of Iraq. Accordingly, Americans do not have a right to sue the post-occupation Iraqi government for torture and other abuse committed under Saddam Hussein.

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