United States combatant activitiespreemption

Saleh v. Titan Corp.

580 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2009)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Year2009

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

State tort claims brought by Iraqi nationals against private military contractors providing interrogation and translation services at Abu Ghraib are pre-empted where the contractors are integrated into combatant activities over which the military retains command authority ('battlefield preemption' / the FTCA combatant-activities exception).

Area of Law

General

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