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Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part IV - Jurisdiction and Venue
Chapter 97 - Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States
Sec. 1604 - Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction
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28 U.S.C. § 1604 (2021) |
§1604. Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction |
Subject to existing international agreements to which the United States is a party at the time of enactment of this Act a foreign state shall be immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States and of the States except as provided in sections 1605 to 1607 of this chapter. |
(Added Pub. L. 94–583, §4(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2892.) |
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The time of enactment of this Act, referred to in text, probably means the time of enactment of Pub. L. 94–583, which was approved Oct. 21, 1976. STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 90 days after Oct. 21, 1976, see section 8 of Pub. L. 94–583, set out as a note under section 1602 of this title. |
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Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART IV - JURISDICTION AND VENUE CHAPTER 97 - JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES OF FOREIGN STATES Sec. 1604 - Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction |
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