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Verlinden BV v. Central Bank of Nigeria

United States.  23 May 1983 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

State immunity — Jurisdictional immunity — General principles — United States Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 — Commercial activity exception to immunity — Whether conferring jurisdiction upon United States courts in action between foreign corporation and foreign State — Connection between action and the United States — Whether Act compatible with United States Constitution — Evolution of law relating to sovereign immunity — Whether grant of immunity a matter of comity

States — Federal States — United States of America — Conduct of foreign relations — Powers of Congress — Whether Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 a legitimate exercise of power by Congress to vest jurisdiction in federal courts — The law of the United States

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1989

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