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Jungquist v. Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa al Nahyan

United States of America.  20 September 1996 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

State immunity — Jurisdictional immunity — Head of State — Requirement that defendant be identified as Head of State — Member of Royal Family in direct line of succession — Officials — Immunity for acts undertaken in official capacity — Criteria for determining whether act undertaken in official or private capacity — Claim in tort

States — Head of State — Entitlement to sovereign immunity — United Arab Emirates — Abu Dhabi — Abu Dhabi Royal Family

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Act of State doctrine — Limits of act of State doctrine in United States law — Relationship between act of State and State immunity — The law of the United States

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Case Report
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© Cambridge University Press 1999

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