Act of State

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:international_relations
acts of foreign governments
gptkbp:contrastsWith sovereign immunity
gptkbp:defines A principle that a nation is immune from being sued in the courts of another country for its public acts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Act of State
gptkbp:limitation judicial review of foreign sovereign acts
gptkbp:notableCase Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino
gptkbp:originatedIn common law
gptkbp:purpose to avoid judicial interference in foreign affairs
gptkbp:relatedTo judicial restraint
sovereignty
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:United_Kingdom_law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ariella_Aïsha_Azoulay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7