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Kline and Others v. Kaneko and Others

United States.  03 May 1988 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

State immunity — Jurisdictional immunity — Whether presumption of sovereign immunity — Individual acting in official capacity on behalf of Government — Commercial activity exception — Distinction between sovereign and commercial act turning on nature rather than purpose of act — Lack of profit motive — Whether creating presumption of sovereign act — Kidnapping of plaintiff in Mexico — Kidnapping allegedly arranged by Mexican Government official in order to curry favour with Mexican businessmen — Whether constituting a commercial activity — Whether kidnapping falling within non-commercial tort exception — Requirement that tortious acts be committed in United States — Requirement that tortious acts not committed by foreign State in the exercise of discretionary function — Extent of exception regarding immoveable property — The United States Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 — Whether conferring immunity on wife of Head of State — The law of the United States

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© Cambridge University Press 1995

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