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Carey and New England Petroleum Corporation v. National Oil Corporation and The Libyan Arab Republic

United States.  15 June 1978 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Sovereign immunity — Foreign States and government-owned corporations — Contracts for sale of oil between Libyan Government-owned corporation and foreign companies — Termination as a result of political measures by Libyan Government — Whether Libya and Libyan Government-owned corporation entitled to sovereign immunity — Whether actions having direct effect within the United States — Whether Libya amenable to suit under Act for allegedly inducing its national oil corporation to break contracts in order to comply with oil embargo — Whether Libya and its oil corporation amenable to suit for termination of contract between plaintiffs and oil concessionaire allegedly arising from nationalization — State responsibility — For revocation of concessions — Nationalization as a sovereign act — The law of the United States

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Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1982

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