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Upton et al. v. The Empire of Iran

United States.  19 October 1978 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Sovereign immunity — Agencies of foreign States — Whether Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 applies retroactively to events occurring before enactment — Whether actions of foreign State and its agency causing injury to United States citizens abroad had “direct effects” in the United States within the meaning of the Act — Whether due process requirements of minimum jurisdictional contacts and adequate notice embodied in the Act satisfied — The law of the United States

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Case Report
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© Cambridge University Press 1982

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