Federal courts - political question doctrine - D.C. Circuit holds claims of harms to native inhabitants of the British Indian Ocean territory caused by the construction of a U.S. military base nonjusticiable.(Case note)

Harvard Law Review | January 1, 2007 | Copyright

FEDERAL COURTS -- POLITICAL QUESTION DOCTRINE -- D.C. CIRCUIT HOLDS CLAIMS OF HARMS TO NATIVE INHABITANTS OF THE BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY CAUSED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A U.S. MILITARY BASE NONJUSTICIABLE. -- Bancoult v. McNamara, 445 F.3d 427 (D.C. Cir. 2006).

Courts and commentators, struggling to make sense of the "murky" political question doctrine, (1) have suggested that individual rights cases should be less amenable to dismissal under the doctrine than should cases dealing with structural concerns such as the separation of powers. (2) Whether this ...

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