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United Arab Republic v. Mrs X

Switzerland.  10 February 1960 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Sovereign immunity — Foreign States and their property — Lease of building for use as diplomatic premises — Action for breach of lease — Whether foreign State entitled to jurisdictional immunity — Requirement of close connection between case and forum — Acts iure imperii and iure gestionis — Whether distinction to be made according to nature or purpose of act — Attachment of bank deposits — Immunity from attachment — Whether power of enforcement automatically follows from power to exercise jurisdiction — Whether attachment requires proof of the existence of a debt — Relevance of purpose for which attached funds allocated by State — Whether lack of allocation of State funds for specific purpose renders them liable to attachment — The law of Switzerland

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1984

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