The State Immunity Controversy in International Law (eBook)

Private Suits Against Sovereign States in Domestic Courts

Ernest K. Bankas (Autor)

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2005 | 2005
XVIII, 542 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-27883-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The author shows through a careful analysis of the law that restrictive immunity does not have vox populi in developing countries, and that it lacks usus. He also argues that forum law, i.e. the lex fori is a creature of sovereignty and between equals before the law, only what is understood and acknowledged as law among states must be applied in as much as the international legal system is horizontal.

Inhalt

Dedication 5
Preface 6
Acknowledgements 9
Contents 10
1 The Origins of Absolute Immunity of States 15
2 The Development of Sovereign Immunity 27
3 The Privileges and Immunities of States 46
4 Restrictive Immunity in US. and U. K. Courts 82
5 Private Suits Against African States in Foreign Courts 114
6 African States and the Practice of State Immunity 145
7 The ILC Report On Jurisdictional Immunities of States 186
8 State Immunity and Certain Unresolved Problems 219
9 State Immunity and Violation of International Law 260
10 UN Draft Convention on State Immunity 310
11 The Current Law of State Immunity 325
12 Conclusion 368
Appendix 376
Bibliography 515
Index 532

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.12.2005
• Zusatzinfo: XVIII, 542 p.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Grundgesetz • immunity • Jurisdiction • Law • State • Suits
• ISBN-10: 3-540-27883-4 / 3540278834
• ISBN-13: 978-3-540-27883-2 / 9783540278832