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National American Corporation v. Federal Republic of Nigeria and The Central Bank of Nigeria

United States.  27 March 1978 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Sovereign immunity — Foreign State and central bank — Restrictive theory of sovereign immunity — Commercial transaction — Contract for the purchase of cement — Letter of credit — Act of State doctrine — Exception for commercial transactions — Jurisdiction — Quasi in rem jurisdiction obtained by attachment — In personam jurisdiction — Requirement of minimum contacts — Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 — Whether retroactive — The law of the United States

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Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1982

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