Table of Precedents

Precedents on Foreign Sovereign Immunity

A

Abdul Waheed v. Bhawani

A 1967 SC 781

Abilene Sheet Metal Inc. v. N.L.R.B.

619 F.2d 332 (3d Cir.1980)

Agrawala v. Union of India

A.I.R.1980, Sikkim 22, 21 INDIAN J.INT’L L. 594-600 (1981)

Alberti v. Empresa Nicaraguense de la Carne

705 F.2d 250 (7th Cir. 1983), 22 ILM 835 (1983)

Alcom Ltd. v. Republic of Colombia

[1984] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 24 (H.L.), 23 ILM 719 (1984)

Alfred Dunhill of London v. Republic of Cuba

425 U.S. 682 (1986)

Ali Akbar v. U.A.R.

A 1966 SC 230

Allan Construction Ltd. v. Government of Venezuela

[1968] Que.P.R. 145, Que.S.C. 523

Amanat Khan v. Fredson Travel Inc.

[1982] 36 O.R.17 (Ont.H.C.), 64 ILR 733 (1983)

Arango v. Guzman Travel Advisors Corp.

621 F.2d 1371 (5th Cir. 1980)

B

Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Chase Manhattan Bank

505 F.Supp. 412 (S.D.N.Y. 1981)

Banque Compafina v. Banco de Guatemala et. al.

583 F.Supp. 320 (S.D.N.Y. 1984), 23 ILM 782 (1984)

Beacon Enterprises v. Menzies

715 F.2d 757 (2d Cir. 1983)

Behring International Inc. v. Imperial Iranian Air Force (Behring I)

475 F.Supp. 383 (D.N.J. 1979), UN-Mat. 479, 63 ILR 261 (1982)

Behring International Inc. v. Imperial Iranian Air Force (Behring II)

475 F.Supp. 396 (D.N.J. 1979), UN-Mat. 492

Berizzi Brothers Co. v. Steamship Pesaro

271 U.S. 562, 46 S.Ct. 611 (1926)

Beschluss des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zu Fragen der Staatenimmunität

vom 13 Dezember 1977

BVerfGE 46, 342, ZaöRV 1978, 245

RECHT DER INTERNATIONALEN WIRTSCHAFT (RIW/AWD), 1978, 122

Comment by Prof. Dr. Seidl-Hohenveldern

UN-Mat. 297, 65 IRL 146 (1984)

Booth Newspapers Inc. v. Regents of University of Michigan

280 N.W.2d 883, 90 Mich.App. 99 (Mich.App. 1979)

Boyce v. United States

93 F.Supp. 866 (D.C.Iowa 1950)

Braka v. Bancomer S.N.C.

762 F.2d 222 (2d Cir. 1985), 24 ILM 1047 (1985)

Broadbent v. Organization of American States (OAS)

19 ILM 208 (1980) (D.C.Cir. 1980)

Brown v. Rolls Royce Ltd.

[1960] 1 W.L.R. 210 (H.L.)

C

Callajo v. Bancomer S.A.

764 F.2d 1101 (5th Cir. 1985), 24 ILM 1050 (1985)

Carey et. al. v. National Oil Corporation and Libyan Arab Republic

453 F.Supp. 1097 (S.D.N.Y. 1978), 17 ILM 1180 (1978), UN-Mat. 477, 63 ILR 164

Confirmed 592 F.2d 673 (2d Cir. 1979)

Carlson v. Nelson

285 N.W.2d 505, 204 Neb. 765 (Neb. 1979)

Castro v. Saudi Arabia

510 F.Supp. 309 (W.D.Tex. 1980), 63 ILR 419

Chapman v. Oakleigh Animal Products Ltd.

[1970] 8 KIR 1063

Chicago Bridge & Iron Comp. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran

19 ILM 1436 (N.D.Ill. 1980)

Civil Aeronautics v. Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane

328 F.Supp. 759 (E.D.N.Y. 1971)

Coast Pump Associates v. Stephen Tyler Corporation

133 Cal.Rptr. 88, 62 C.A.3d (Cal.App. 1976)

Commercial Ins. of Newark v. Pacific-Peru Construction Co.

558 F.2d 948 (9th Cir. 1977)

Compania Española v. Navemar

303 U.S. 68, 58 S.Ct. 432, 82 L.Ed. 667.

Congo v. Venne

[1971] R.C.S. 997, [1971] 22 D.L.R.2d 669, 64 ILR 24 (1983)

Corporación Venezolana de Fomento v. Vintero Sales

629 F.2d 786 (2d Cir. 1980)

D

Delahite v. United States

346 U.S. 15 (1953)

Dames & More v. Regan

453 U.S. 654, 101 S.Ct. 2972, 69 L.Ed.2d 218 (1981)

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De Howorth v. The SS ‘India’

1921 CPD 451

Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Jean Venne

[1971] R.C.S. 997, [1971] 22 D.L.R.2d 669, 64 ILR 24 (1983)

De Sanchez v. Banco Central de Nicaragua

515 F.Supp. 900 (E.D.La. 1981)

Desikacharyulu v. S.

A 1964 SC 807

Dessaules v. Republic of Poland

[1944] 4 D.L.R. 1, [1944] S.C.R. 275

Dickinson v. Minister of Pensions

[1953] 1 Q.B. 228, [1952] 2 All E R 1031

Discroll v. United States

525 F.2d 136 (9th Cir. 1975)

Duff Development Co. v. The Government of Kelantan

[1924] A.C. 797

E

Edlow International Co. v. Nuklearna Elektrikarna Krsko

414 F.Supp. 827 (D.D.C. 1977), 63 ILR 100 (1982)

Ex Parte Muir

254 U.S. 522, 41 S.Ct. 185, 65 L.Ed. 383

Ex Parte Peru

318 U.S. 578

F

First National City Bank v. Banco Para el Comercio Exterior de Cuba (BANCEC)

103 S.Ct. 2591 (1983)

Flota Maritima Browning de Cuba v. Motor Vessel Ciudad

335 F.2d 619 (4th Cir. 1964)

Flota Maritima Browning de Cuba v. ‘Canadian Conqueror’ and Republic of China

[1962] 34 D.L.R.2d 628, [1962] S.C.R. 598

Frovola v. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

761 F.2d 370 (7th Cir. 1985)

G

Giampaoli v. Califano

628 F.2d 1190 (9th Cir. 1980)

Gilson v. Republic of Ireland

682 F.2d 1022 (D.C. Cir. 1982)

Gittler v. German Information Center

408 N.Y.S.2d 600 (Sup.Ct.N.Y. 1978), Digest United States Practice, 1978, 879-883

Gray v. Permanent Mission of the Congo to the United Nations

443 F.Supp. 816 (S.D.N.Y. 1978), 63 ILR 121 (1982)

Gurdwara & Co. v. Rattan

A 1955 SC 576

H

Harris Corporation v. National Iranian Radio and Television

691 F.2d 1344 (11th Cir. 1982), 22 ILM 434 (1983)

Harris v. VAO Intourist, Moscow

481 F.Supp. 1056 (E.D.N.Y. 1979), 63 ILR 318 (1982)

Hispano Americana Mercantil S.A. v. Central Bank of Nigeria

[1979] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 277 (C.A.)

Hochgurtel v. San Felipo

253 N.W. 2d 526, 78 Wis.2d 70 (Wis.1977)

Home v. Guy

[1877] 5 Ch.D. 901

Hunt v. Mobil Oil Corporation

550 F.2d 68 (2d Cir. 1977), cert. den., 434 U.S. 984, 98 S.Ct. 608, 57 L.Ed.2d 477

Hurst v. Evans

[1917] 1 K.B. 351

I

I Congreso del Partido

[1981] 2 All E R 1064 (H.L.), [1981] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 367, [1983] 1 A.C. 244, 64 ILR 307 (1983)

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) v. Opec

477 F.Supp. 553 (C.D. Cal. 1979)

International Shoe Co. v. Washington

326 U.S. 310 (1945)

Inter-Science Research and Development Services (PTY) Ltd. v. Republica Popular de Moçambique

1980 2 SA 111 (T), 64 ILR 689 (1983)

Intro Properties (U.K.) Ltd. v. Sauvel

[1983] 1 Q.B. 1019 (1983), 2 W.L.R. 1

Ipitrade International S.A. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria

465 F.Supp. 824 (D.D.C. 1978), 17 ILM 1395 (1978), 63 ILR 196 (1982)

J

Jafari v. Islamic Republic of Iran

539 F.Supp. 209 (N.D.Ill. 1982), 21 ILM 767 (1982)

Jackson v. People’s Republic of China

550 F.Supp. 869 (N.D.Ala. 1982)

Jet Line Services Inc. v. M/V Marsa El Hariga

462 F.Supp. 1165 (D.Md. 1978)

Joseph Constantine Steamship Line Ltd. v. Imperial Smelting

[1942] A.C. 154, [1941] 2 All E R 165 (H.L.)

Juan Ismael & Co. v. Indonesian Government

[1954] 3 All E R 236, [1955] A.C. 72, [1954] 3 W.L.R. 531, [1954] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 175

K

Kaffraria Property v. The Government of Zambia

1980 (2) SA 709 (E), 64 ILR 708 (1983)

Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Co. v. The Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia

24 ILM 1278 (W.D.Mich. 1985)

Kashani v. United Arab Republics

A.I.R. 1966 SC 230, 60 AJIL 861 (1966), 64 ILR 489 (1983)

Krajina v. Tass Agency

[1949] 2 All E R 274 (C.A.)

L

Le Gouvernement de la République Démocratique du Congo v. Jean Venne

[1971] R.C.S. 997, [1971] 22 D.L.R.2d 669, 64 ILR 24 (1983)

Letelier v. Republic of Chile (Letelier I)

488 F.Supp. 665 (D.D.C. 1980), 19 ILM 409 (1980)

Letelier v. Republic of Chile (Letelier II)

502 F.Supp. 259 (D.D.C. 1980), 19 ILM 1418 (1980)

Letelier v. Republic of Chile (Letelier III)

567 F.Supp. 1490 (S.D.N.Y. 1983)

Libra Bank Ltd. v. Banco Nacional de Costa Rica

676 F2d 47 (2d Cir. 1982), 21 ILM 618 (1982)

Libyan American Oil Company (LIAMCO) v. Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

482 F.Supp. 1175 (D.D.C. 1980)

Lindgren v. United States

665 F2d 978 (9th Cir. 1982)

M

Marine Steel Ltd. v. The Government of the Marshall Islands

NEW ZEALAND L.J. 506 (1981), High Court of Auckland, 29 July 1981 (A 533/81)

Maritime International Nominees Establishment (MINE) v. The Republic of Guinea

21 ILM 1355 (D.C.Cir. 1982)

Matter of Rio Grande Transport Inc.

516 F.Supp. 1155 (S.D.N.Y. 1981), 63 ILR 604 (1982)

Matter of Sedco Inc.

543 F.Supp. 561, 21 ILM 318 (S.D.Tex. 1982)

McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran

758 F.2d 341 (8th Cir. 1985)

McGee v. International Life Insurance Co.

355 U.S. 220 (1957)

McKeel v. The Islamic Republic of Iran

722 F.2d 582 (9th Cir. 1983)

Mighell v. Sultan of Johore

[1894] 1 Q.B. 149

Miller v. Minister of Pensions

[1947] 2 All E R 372

Mol Inc. v. People’s Republic of Bangladesh

572 F.Supp. 79 (D.Or. 1983)

N

National American Corporation v. Federal Republic of Nigeria

448 F.Supp. 622 (S.D.N.Y. 1978), 17 ILM 1407 (1978), 63 ILR 63 (1982)

Confirmed 597 F.2d 314 (2d Cir. 1979), 63 ILR 137

O

O’Connell Machinery Company Inc. v. M/V ‘Americana’

566 F.Supp. 1381 (S.D.N.Y. 1983)

Ohntrup v. Firearms Center Inc.

516 F.Supp. 1281 (Ed.D.Pa. 1981)

Olsen by Sheldon v. Government of Mexico

729 F.2d 641 (9th Cir. 1984)

Outbound Maritime Corporation v. P.T. Indonesian Consortium of Construction Industries(ICCI)

Outbound I

575 F.Supp. 1222 (S.D.N.Y. 1983)

Outbound II

582 F.Supp. 1136 (D.Md. 1984)

P

Pan American Tankers Corp. v. Republic of Vietnam

291 F.Supp. 49 (S.D.N.Y. 1968)

Penthouse Studios Inc. v. Government of Venezuela

[1969] 8 D.L.R.3d 686 (C.A.), 64 ILR 20 (1983)

Perez v. The Bahamas

482 F.Supp. 1208 (D.D.C. 1980), 63 ILR, 350 (1982)

Planmount Ltd. v. The Republic of Zaire

[1980] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 393

Prejean v. Sonatrach Inc.

652 F.2d 1260 (5th Cir. 1981)

Puente v. Spanish National State

116 F.2d 43 (2d Cir. 1940), cert. den., 314 U.S. 627, 62 S.Ct. 57, 86 L.Ed. 501 (1941)

Q

Qureshi v. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

PLD 1981, 1, Supreme Court, 377, 20 ILM 1060 (1981), 64 ILR 585 (1983)

R

Rahimtoola v. Nizam of Hyderabad

[1957] 3 All E.R. 441, [1957] 3 W.L.R. 884, [1958] A.C. 379

Republic of Mexico v. Hoffmann

324 U.S. 30 (1945)

République Démocratique du Congo v. Jean Venne

[1971] R.C.S. 997, [1971] 22 D.L.R.2d 669, 64 ILR 24 (1983)

Re Royal Bank of Canada and Corriveau et al.

[1980] 103 D.L.R.3d 520 (Ont.H.C.), 64 ILR 69 (1983)

S

Sherman Inc. v. United States

199 F.2d 504 (8th Cir. 1952)

Skeen v. Federative Republic of Brazil

566 F.Supp. 1414 (D.D.C. 1983)

Smith v. Canadian Javelin Ltd.

[1976] 68 D.L.R.3d 428 (Ont.H.C.), 64 ILR 47 (1983)

Sperry International Trade v. Government of Israel

532 F.Supp. 901 (S.D.N.Y. 1982), 21 ILM 1073 (1982)

Confirmed 21 ILM 1066 (2d Cir. 1982)

S & S Machinery Co. v. Masinexportimport (MASIN)

706 F.2d 411 (2d Cir. 1983)

Sugerman v. Aeromexico

626 F.2d 270 (3d Cir. 1980)

T

Texas Trading Corp. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria and Central Bank of Nigeria

647 F.2d 300 (2d Cir. 1981)

Thai-Europe Tapioca Service Ltd. v. Government of Pakistan

[1975] 3 All E R 961, [1975] 1 W.L.R. 1485 (C.A.), 64 ILR 81 (1983)

The Bremen v. Zapata-Off-Shore Co.

407 U.S. 1, 92 S.Ct. 1907, 32 L.Ed.2d 513 (1972)

The Christina

[1938] A.C. 484

The Glendarroch

[1894] P. 226, 63 L.J. Adm. 89, 6 R. 686, 70 L.T. 344

The Parlement Belge

[1880] 5 P.D. 197, [1874-80] All E R 104

The Pesaro

255 U.S. 216 (1921), 41 S.Ct. 308, 65 L.Ed. 592

The Philippine Admiral

[1977] A.C. 373

The Porto Alexandre

[1920] P. 30,  [1918-19] All E R 615, [1920] A.C. 30

The Schooner Exchange v. McFaddon et al.

11 U.S. [7 Cranch] 116 (1812)

The Uganda Holding Co. (Holdings) Ltd. v. The Government of Uganda

[1979] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 481

Thompson v. United States

592 F.2d 1104 (9th Cir. 1979)

Tigchon v. Island of Jamaica

591 F.Supp. 765 (W.D.Mich. 1984)

Transamerican S.S. Corp. v. Somali Democratic Republic

767 F.2d 998 (D.D.C. 1985)

Trendtex Trading Co. v. Central Bank of Nigeria

[1977] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 581

U

U Kyaw Din v. His Britannic Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom and the Union of Burma

23 ILR 214 (1956), [1948] Ann.Dig. 137 (No. 42)

United Arab Republic v. Kashani

64 ILR 394 (1983)

United Euram v. U.S.S.R.

461 F.Supp. 609 (S.D.N.Y. 1978), 63 ILR 228 (1982)

United States v. Lee

106 U.S. 196 (1882)

United States v. Sampol

636 F.2d 621 (D.C. Cir., 1980)

Upton v. Empire of Iran

459 F.Supp. 264 (D.D.C. 1978), 63 ILR 211 (1982)

V

Velidor v. C/P/G Benghazi

653 F.2d 812 (3d Cir. 1981), 21 ILM 621 (1982), 63 ILR 622 (1982)

Verlinden B.V. v. Central Bank of Nigeria (Supreme Court)

461 U.S. 480, 103 S.Ct. 1962, 76 L.Ed.2d 81, 51 U.S.L.W. 4567, 22 ILM 647 (1983)

Verlinden B.V. v. Central Bank of Nigeria (District Court)

647 F.2d 320 (2d Cir. 1981)

Venne v. République Démocratique du Congo

[1968] Que.R.P. (2) 6 (C.S.), [1969] 5 D.L.R.3d, 128, 64 ILR 1 (1983)

Victory Transport Inc. v. Comisaria General de Abasticimientos y Transportes

336 F.2d 354 (2d Cir. 1964)

W

Williams v. United States

350 U.S. 857, 76 S.Ct. 100, 100 L.Ed. 761 (1955)

Wolf v. Banco Nacional de Mexico S.A.

739 F.2d 1458 (9th Cir. 1984)

Wood v. Schwartz

88 F.Supp. 385 (W.D.Pa. 1950)

Wyle v. Bank Melli of Teheran, Iran

577 F.Supp. 1148

Y

Yessenin-Volpin v. Novosti Press Agency (Tass)

443 F.Supp. 849 (S.D.N.Y. 1978)

Youssef M. Nada Establishment v. Central Bank of Nigeria

16 ILM 501 (1977), Landgericht Frankfurt (Germany)

Z

Zodiak v. Polish People’s Republic

[1977] 81 D.L.R.3d 656 (C.A.Que.), 64 ILR 51 (1983)

 

Pierre F. Walter

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