Immunities of Foreign States: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Claims and Governmental Relations ... 93-1, on H.R. 3493 ... , June 7, 19731973 - 51 páginas |
Términos y frases comunes
absolute immunity actions against foreign actions brought agency or instru agency or instrumentality amended amount in controversy arising assets of foreign attachment for purposes BROWER chapter citizens civil actions claim arose commercial activity carried Congressman connection contract Council of Europe Counsel counterclaim DANIELSON defined in section Department draft bill Embassy Federal courts foreign government foreign relations foreign state elsewhere FROEHLICH immune from attachment immunity from execution immunity of foreign immunity with respect international law jurisdiction of United jurisdictional immunity litigant long-arm statute Lufthansa MANN military munity particular commercial activity plaintiff procedure property taken public debt quasi in rem question rem jurisdiction restrictive theory rights in property RISTAU rule satisfaction of judgments service of process sovereign immunity statute taken in violation thereof which agencies tion title 28 trading corporation transaction or act treaty U.S. Government United States Code United States courts violation of international waived its immunity waiver
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Página 36 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy ; costs (a) The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions where...
Página 39 - State is under a special duty to take all appropriate steps to protect the premises of the mission against any intrusion or damage and to prevent any disturbance of the peace of the mission or impairment of its dignity. 3. The premises of the mission, their furnishings and other property thereon and the means of transport of the mission shall be immune from search, requisition, attachment or execution.
Página 33 - commercial activity" means either a regular course of commercial conduct or a particular commercial transaction or act. The commercial character of an activity shall be determined by reference to the nature of the course of conduct or particular transaction or act, rather than by reference to its purpose.
Página 36 - Any of the following civil actions or criminal prosecutions, commenced in a State court may be removed by the defendant to the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place wherein it is pending...
Página 40 - The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not, however, apply in respect of a civil action either: (a) arising out of a contract concluded by a consular officer or a consular employee in which he did not contract expressly or impliedly as an agent of the sending State; or (b) by a third party for damage arising from an accident in the receiving State caused by a vehicle, vessel or aircraft.
Página 34 - ... in which the action is based upon a commercial activity carried on in the United States by the foreign state; or upon an act performed in the United States in connection with a commercial activity of the foreign state elsewhere; or upon an act outside the territory of the United States in connection with a commercial activity of the foreign state elsewhere and that act causes a direct effect in the United...
Página 31 - If there are no further questions, the committee will stand adjourned, subject to the call of the Chair. (Whereupon, at 12 noon, the subcommittee adjourned, subject to the call of the Chair...
Página 18 - States by the foreign state; or upon an act performed in the United States in connection with a commercial activity of the foreign state elsewhere; or upon an act outside the territory of the United States in connection with a commercial activity of the foreign state elsewhere and that act causes a direct effect in the United States...
Página 36 - States; (2) citizens of a State and citizens or subjects of a foreign state; (3) citizens of different States and in which citizens or subjects of a foreign state...
Página 34 - States by the foreign state; or that property or any property exchanged for such property is owned or operated by an agency or instrumentality of the foreign state and that agency or instrumentality is engaged in a commercial activity in the United States...