The State Immunity Controversy in International Law: Private Suits Against Sovereign States in Domestic Courts

Author:   Ernest K. Bankas
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Edition:   2005 ed.
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9783540256953


Pages:   542
Publication Date:   30 June 2005
Format:   Hardback
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The State Immunity Controversy in International Law: Private Suits Against Sovereign States in Domestic Courts


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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. Furthermore, the state never acts as a juridical or natural person and, therefore, in logical terms, its functions cannot be divided into potere politico and persona civile, as a prelude to determine jurisdiction. The said Italian doctrine therefore is ex facie erroneous, and that a simple dichotomy between absolute immunity and restrictive immunity wholly predicated on the nature test alone would not be helpful in promoting justice. Hence, arbitration and comparative dominant theory are suggested instead in the resolution of this elusive problem.

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Author:   Ernest K. Bankas
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2005 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.130kg
ISBN:  

9783540256953


ISBN 10:   3540256954
Pages:   542
Publication Date:   30 June 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

The Origins of Absolute Immunity of States.- The Development of Sovereign Immunity.- The Privileges and Immunities of States.- Restrictive Immunity in U.S. and U.K. Courts.- Private Suits Against African States in Foreign Courts.- African States and the Practice of State Immunity.- The ILC Report On Jurisdictional Immunities of States.- State Immunity and Certain Unresolved Problems.- State Immunity and Violation of International Law.- UN Draft Convention on State Immunity.- The Current Law of State Immunity.- Conclusion.

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