Former U.S. Hostages of Iran to be Eligible for Compensation

[摘要] This legal sidebar briefly discusses the U.S. victims of the 1979-1981 Iran Hostage Crisis, who will become eligible to receive up to $4.4 million each in compensation, thanks to the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act.

[发布日期] 2015-12-29 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

[关键词] Compensation for victims of crime;Hostages;Criminal justice