28 C.F.R. § 0.46

Certain civil litigation and foreign criminal proceedings

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The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Civil Division shall, in addition to litigation coming within the scope of § 0.45, direct all other civil litigation including claims by or against the United States, its agencies or officers, in domestic or foreign courts, special proceedings, and similar civil matters not otherwise assigned, and shall employ foreign counsel to represent before foreign criminal courts, commissions or administrative agencies officials of the Department of Justice and all other law enforcement officers of the United States who are charged with violations of foreign law as a result of acts which they performed in the course and scope of their Government service.

[Order No. 441-70, 35 FR 16318, Oct. 17, 1970]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1980–1982 · leading case: The Attorney Gen.'s Role as Chief Litigator for the United States (OLC 1982).
The Attorney Gen.'s Role as Chief Litigator for the United States (OLC 1982). “22 In addition, 28 C.F.R. § 0.46 (1980)2-1 makes clear that the Attorney G eneral’s litigation authority is not limited to domestic m atters, but rather includes litigation “ in foreign courts, special proceedings, and similar civil matters not otherwise assigned.”
Litig. Responsibility of the Attorney Gen. in Cases in the Int'l Court of Just. (OLC 1980). “28 C.F.R. § 0.46 . This Department regularly supervises litigation in courts in foreign countries.”
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