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International Law Keyed to Damrosche
Siderman de Blake v. Republic of Argentina
Facts
Jose Siderman (P) was left in an isolated area after he was tortured for seven days by the military junta. During the period of his torture, anti-Semitic epithets were hauled at him and apart from this; his family was threatened with death unless they left Argentina (D) immediately. The Sidermanns (P) however complied with this order by fleeing to the United States after they sold their interests in 127,000 acres of land at a ridiculous discount.The military junta also cornered the profits and revenue from the Sidermans’ (P) corporation, INOSA. Alleging torture and expropriation of their property, the Sidermans (P) filed these complaints. A default judgment was given in favor of the Sidermans (P) for their claims on torture when Argentina (D) did not appear but the Sidermans (P) prayer on their expropriation was not granted by the Court. The judgment against Argentina (D) was later vacated by the district court on the grounds of Argentina’s (D) immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act (FSIA). This judgment was appealed by the Sidermans (P).
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