UN Immunity Could Be Finished as Supreme Court Mulls Groundbreaking Case

Could a case that might make its way before the Supreme Court be the end of the United Nations’ immunity? Some observers say yes. According to Fox News, the case involves Nepalese peacekeepers sent to Haiti under the aegis of the United Nations after the devastating 2010 earthquake in that country. The peacekeepers ended up introducing cholera to the country — something for which the U.N. was slow to take responsibility. The disease spread when waste from the peacekeepers’ headquarters leaked into the local river, Fox reported.-- More...