The U.S. government has only rarely sought to pursue criminal charges against foreign sovereign entities such as SOEs, and such cases are often resolved without expressly reaching the question of the sovereign entity’s potential immunity from criminal liability. Criminal charges have never been brought against a foreign state itself.
The Halkbank decision adds to the U.S. government’s arsenal. In addition to exerting diplomatic pressure or imposing sanctions, the U.S. government can now draw upon this decision, and the growing chorus it ****s, to institute (or threaten) criminal process against SOEs and other foreign sovereign entities
Emsal yaratiliyor senelerdir dedigimiz gibi. Ilk defa kriminal dava aciliyor bir devlet kurumuna karsi ve temyiz mahkemesi davayi dusurmezse hukuk sistemlerinde emsali de yaratilmis oluyor.