Attach Diplomatic Buildings Based on Use?
In DOJ: Iranian Property Protected from Civil Judgment Enforcement, Mike Scarcella summarizes points made in a hearing in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit regarding the attachment of diplomatic properties to satisfy a judgment against a foreign nation.
His January 15, 2010 report addresses the use of properties owned by Iran but administered under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961 by the United States Department of State; see also Beam, What happens to an embassy's staff when the building closes?.
Some such real estate is tenant-used and, therefore, should not be considered diplomat-used, the plaintiff argues. That view is shared by neither the United States nor Iran, Scarcella reports. -- Clemens Kochinke, partner, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP, Washington, DC.
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