A bill is advancing through Congress that aims to expose Saudi Arabia to lawsuits in American courts for its alleged connection to the 9/11 attacks. Such a move would not only harm relations between the two countries, but violate a core principle of international law, write law professor Curtis Bradley and a colleague.
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