Comments on: Vatican as defendant http://overlawyered.com/2005/12/vatican-as-defendant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vatican-as-defendant Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 26 May 2012 20:55:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: PointOfLaw Forum http://overlawyered.com/2005/12/vatican-as-defendant/comment-page-1/#comment-1748 PointOfLaw Forum Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:15:57 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=2901#comment-1748 <strong>Foreign sovereign immunity watch</strong> "The US Supreme Court has allowed a lawsuit against the Vatican Bank to go forward, despite arguments that the suit involved foreign-policy issues that are not within the jurisdiction of American federal courts. ... The suit, first filed in a... Foreign sovereign immunity watch

“The US Supreme Court has allowed a lawsuit against the Vatican Bank to go forward, despite arguments that the suit involved foreign-policy issues that are not within the jurisdiction of American federal courts. … The suit, first filed in a…

]]> By: Overlawyered http://overlawyered.com/2005/12/vatican-as-defendant/comment-page-1/#comment-1747 Overlawyered Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:28:08 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=2901#comment-1747 <strong>Update: "Texas judge dismisses lawsuit against Pope"</strong> Head-of-state immunity comes through for the Pontiff in a case alleging abuse cover-up. See Dec. 14, etc. (Catholic World News, Dec. 22). "The U.S. Department of State issued a suggestion of immunity in May, requesting... Update: “Texas judge dismisses lawsuit against Pope”

Head-of-state immunity comes through for the Pontiff in a case alleging abuse cover-up. See Dec. 14, etc. (Catholic World News, Dec. 22). “The U.S. Department of State issued a suggestion of immunity in May, requesting…

]]> By: James Collins http://overlawyered.com/2005/12/vatican-as-defendant/comment-page-1/#comment-1746 James Collins Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:40:22 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=2901#comment-1746 If the information in the article about lawyers trying to sue the Vatican over abuse committed by priests is correct, then couldn't a case be made that a church is in effect an embassy or legation of the Vatican and thus subject to Vatican law? If the information in the article about lawyers trying to sue the Vatican over abuse committed by priests is correct, then couldn’t a case be made that a church is in effect an embassy or legation of the Vatican and thus subject to Vatican law?

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