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Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity |
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Doctrine of sovereign immunity Principle that a nation may not be tried in another country without its consent. Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity A legal principle that a nation may not be tried in another nation's courts without its own consent. This is important when a foreign corporation has a legal claim against another nation's government. It must go to that nation's courts in order to seek redress. 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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| The court immediately dismissed the third-party claims against the government based on the doctrine of sovereign immunity as ruled in Stencel. [T]he American doctrine of sovereign immunity is indefensible upon both theoretical and pragmatic grounds," writes Clyde Jacobs, calling it "an unfortunate excrescence of a political and legal order which no longer enlists support. 149) At the same time, the doctrine of sovereign immunity denied courts this jurisdiction when the state was the party being sued. |
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