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Argentina's 1995 Immunity Law Lists 8 Ways to Sue a Foreign State. Two Courts Say Juan Carlos Ruffier's Case Against the U.S. Fits None of Them.
Two Argentine courts have held that the United States is immune from a damages suit filed in 2016 by Juan Carlos Ruffier over his 2005 arrest in Paraguay and nearly nine years apart from his son. His lawyers have asked Argentina's Supreme Court to hear the case, arguing that alleged FBI surveillance and paperwork on Argentine soil fall within the law's exceptions. The appeal is still pending before the appeals court.
