Resumen de Jurisprudence of the foreign claims settlement commission: Albania claims

David J. Bederman

• Under the program established through a 1995 U.S.-Albania agreement, and with funds provided by the Albanian government, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission compensated U.S. nationals for losses resulting from acts of the Albanian government that occurred before the end of Communist rule in 1991. This article provides an overview of the claims awarded and denied, analyzes the difficulties posed for dual nationals by the Agreed Minute appended to the original agreement, and discusses the lessons to be learned from the jurisprudence of the Albanian program.