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State Immunity

An Analytical and Prognostic View

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  • © 1984

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Authors:
  1. Gamal Moursi Badr
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Part of the book series: Developments in international law (DIL)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-5

  3. The Evolution of the Doctrine of State Immunity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Historical Background

      • Gamal Moursi Badr
      Pages 9-19

    3. Emergence of a Specific Rule of State Immunity

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      Pages 21-40

    4. The Transition to Restricted Immunity in Major Absolute Immunity Jurisdictions

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      Pages 41-62

    5. Proposed Criteria for the Distinction between Public Acts and Private Acts of the Foreign State

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      Pages 63-70

  4. The Doctrine of State Immunity: A Critical View

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Some Theoretical Considerations

      • Gamal Moursi Badr
      Pages 73-78

    3. Inferences Regarding State Immunity

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      Pages 79-97

    4. Common Ground between “Absolutists” and “Restrictionists”

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      Pages 99-106

    5. Immunity from Execution

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      Pages 107-112

  5. The Seven Recent Instruments: Common Features and Distinctive Provisions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Immunity from Suit

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      Pages 115-127

    3. Immunity from Execution

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      Pages 129-132

    4. The Current State of the Law

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      Pages 133-139

    5. The Work of Learned Bodies

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      Pages 141-148

  6. Conclusions

    1. Conclusions

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      Pages 149-151

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 153-243
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Ours is a world in which the volume of the external trade of the vast majority of nations has greatly expanded and continues to be on the rise. Transnational intercourse of all kinds is now a feature of an interdependent world economy in which no nation can afford to stand aloof from a market-place which has assumed global dimensions. It is also a world where many nations, and not only of the Socialist bloc, conduct some of their transnational business themselves, or else they entrust it to state-owned cor­ porations and to agencies of the state. In these circumstances it becomes of prime importance to know whether a foreign state or an agency or instrumentality thereof can be sued before the local courts and, if so, whether the final judgement obtained can be enforced against the funds or property of the judgement debtor. The question of the immunity of states from suit and from execution is thus one of direct practical relevance not only to the legal profession but also to governments and the business and banking communities all over the world. The economic effects of a particular legal stand on state immunity are obvious. The position of national courts on state immunity can either attract more business or discourage further dealings with foreign states or their agencies. It can thus affect the balance of payments and, in general, the role the country plays in the world market.

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