State Immunity Act 1978 (UK)

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:amendedBy Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
gptkbp:appliesTo civil proceedings
gptkbp:citation 1978 c. 33
gptkbp:compatibleWith criminal proceedings
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1978
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label State Immunity Act 1978 (UK)
gptkbp:purpose to define the circumstances in which foreign states are immune from the jurisdiction of UK courts
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 20 July 1978
gptkbp:relatedTo United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property
gptkbp:replacedBy absolute immunity with restrictive immunity
gptkbp:section Section 13: Other procedural privileges
Section 1: General immunity from jurisdiction
Section 2: Submission to jurisdiction
Section 6: Patents, trademarks, etc.
Section 9: Arbitration
Section 5: Ownership, possession and use of property
Section 4: Personal injuries and damage to property
Section 3: Commercial transactions and contracts of employment
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:subject gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:judge
state immunity
gptkbp:territory gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sovereign_Immunity
gptkb:Sovereign_Immunity_(in_Commonwealth_countries)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6