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Janini v. Kuwait University

United States of America.  20 January 1995 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

State immunity — Jurisdictional immunity — State entity — Termination of contracts of employment — Action for damages by foreign former employees of Kuwait University — Whether commercial activity exception to immunity applicable — Termination effected by governmental decree resulting from Iraqi invasion of Kuwait — Whether termination a sovereign or a commercial activity — Relevance of Kuwaiti Government's characterization of invasion as force majeure — The law of the United States

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© Cambridge University Press 1997

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