subjects. The kingdom, however, has denied any ties to the hijackers. The JASTA law allows attack survivors and relatives of attack victims to file lawsuits against foreign countries for acts of terrorism that kill Americans on US soil. Also known as House Resolution 3815, it creates an exception to the sovereign immunity law introduced in 1976, allowing US citizens to sue foreign governments in US federal court and demand compensation if those governments are proven to bear some responsibility for attacks within the US. This exception drew concern from many countries — both in the Gulf and globally — that the legislation will erode sovereign immunity, considered one of the founding principles of international relations. ae =. “4 coe oe Some British, French, and Dutch lawmakers have ti yh | re os : threatened retaliatory legislation to allow their courts to ' ‘ et lg - © 6 pursue US officials, which is why outgoing President Obama — av — vetoed JASTA in the first place, explaining that it would =. a Sees = harm American interests as it opens the United States up to ai neers pee eam = private lawsuits over its military missions abroad. or = S . Sa <a, x a = SUSIE eR SS sei ee AI a aeme rent, “The United States is, by eroding [the sovereign immunity] Russia says it damages international law principle, opening the door for other countries to take similar steps and then before you know it international order becomes governed by the law of the jungle,” the Saudi foreign minister said. Saudi Arabia recently warned it would pull its money out of the US economy, selling up to $750 billion in US treasury securities and other assets, before lawsuits demanding compensation start pouring in and put these assets in jeopardy. However, responding to a question on whether Saudi Arabia was still reconsidering its investment strategy on Sunday, Jubeir assured reporters that it plans to continue with its investments and does not plan to decrease them. “[The Kingdom] has tremendous inv