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Act of State Doctrine |
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Act of state doctrine This doctrine says that a nation is sovereign within its own borders, and its domestic actions may not be questioned in the courts of another nation. Act of State Doctrine A doctrine stating that each sovereign state has complete control over the laws within its own borders and that its acts cannot be questioned in the courts of another state. This is important to economics and trade because it means that investors in one country cannot sue to force a company or the government in another country to take an action favorable to them; they must go through the domestic courts for redress. While international agreements and conventions temper the act of state doctrine, it remains important. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Supreme Court applied the Act of State doctrine as a doctrine of municipal law, neither required nor prohibited by international law: ILR 35, 25. was a United States Supreme Court case that determined that the policy of United States federal courts would be to honor the Act of State Doctrine, which dictates that the propriety of decisions of The act of state doctrine provides that a court may not evaluate the act of another state that takes place within its own territory. |
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