美国最高法院审理关于古巴公司是否可以对1959年革命后没收的财产提出豁免诉讼的案件。
U.S. Supreme Court hears cases on whether Cuban companies can claim immunity from lawsuits over property seized after 1959 revolution.
美国最高法院正在审理涉及1996年《赫尔姆斯-伯顿法》的两个案件,该法允许美国国民起诉使用1959年革命后古巴没收的财产的外国实体。
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in two cases involving the 1996 Helms-Burton Act, which allows U.S. nationals to sue foreign entities using property seized by Cuba after the 1959 revolution.
ExxonMbil公司向古巴的CIMEX公司索赔10亿多美元,涉及1960年的石油和天然气资产,而一家较小的公司因使用革命前建造的哈瓦那港口码头而要求大型游轮公司赔偿损失。
ExxonMobil seeks over $1 billion from Cuba’s CIMEX over oil and gas assets taken in 1960, while a smaller company claims damages from major cruise lines for using a Havana port terminal built before the revolution.
中心问题是古巴国有公司是否可以根据美国法律要求外国主权豁免,法院从未裁定过这个问题。
The central issue is whether Cuban state-owned companies can claim foreign sovereign immunity under U.S. law, a question the Court has never ruled on.
这项法律被克林顿总统暂停适用于奥巴马,但于2019年被特朗普恢复,可能会改变美国对外国实体的财产索赔,影响公司诉讼和外交关系。
The law, suspended by presidents from Clinton to Obama but reinstated by Trump in 2019, could reshape U.S. property claims against foreign entities, affecting corporate litigation and diplomatic relations.