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Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part IV - Jurisdiction and Venue
Chapter 97 - Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States
Sec. 1609 - Immunity from attachment and execution of property of a foreign state
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28 U.S.C. § 1609 (2023) |
§1609. Immunity from attachment and execution of property of a foreign state |
Subject to existing international agreements to which the United States is a party at the time of enactment of this Act the property in the United States of a foreign state shall be immune from attachment 1 arrest 1 and execution except as provided in sections 1610 and 1611 of this chapter. |
(Added Pub. L. 94–583, §4(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2895.) |
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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. |
1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. |
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Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE PART IV - JURISDICTION AND VENUE CHAPTER 97 - JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES OF FOREIGN STATES Sec. 1609 - Immunity from attachment and execution of property of a foreign state |
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