May 01, 2012
In the Media
Judge: Maid's NY suit vs. Strauss-Kahn can proceed
By Jennifer Peltz
Associated Press
May 1, 2012
When the IMF and various other international bodies were created
after World War II, there were questions about whether their
leaders would enjoy the broad immunity long extended to
ambassadors, for example, or instead would have protection only for
their official actions, said
Margaret E. McGuinness, a former U.S. foreign service officer
who is now the co-director of the Center for International and
Comparative Law at the St. John's University School of Law.