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Williams and Others v. Curtiss-Wright Corporation

United States.  29 November 1982 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Act of State and justiciability — Nature of act of State doctrine in United States law — Origins in respect for sovereignty of foreign State — Contemporary purpose of doctrine — Separation of powers under United States Constitution — Judicial restraint in matters of foreign relations — Exceptions to doctrine — No exception for ministerial, as opposed to discretionary, acts of foreign government — The law of the United States

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Case Report
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© Cambridge University Press 1990

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