Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (US)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:FSIA
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
foreign states
agencies and instrumentalities of foreign states |
| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
gptkb:28_U.S.C._§§_1330,_1332,_1391(f),_1441(d),_1602–1611
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| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1976
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:excludes |
commercial activity exception
expropriation exception arbitration exception terrorism exception (added by later amendments) tortious act exception waiver of immunity |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (US)
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:mainProvision |
Establishes presumption of immunity for foreign states
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| gptkbp:purpose |
Defines limitations as to whether a foreign sovereign nation may be sued in U.S. courts
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:international_relations
sovereign immunity Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd. Samantar v. Yousuf Saudi Arabia v. Nelson |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Tate Letter policy
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Gerald_Ford
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| gptkbp:startDate |
January 19, 1977
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:judge civil procedure foreign relations law |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sovereign_Immunity
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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