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Lamb and Another v. Phillip Morris Inc and Another

United States.  28 September 1990 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Act of State and justiciability — Nature of act of State doctrine in United States law — Contemporary purpose of doctrine — Respect of sovereign independence of State — Judicial restraint in matters of foreign relations — Requirement to establish that case turns on effect of an official action by a foreign sovereign — Burden of proof — Allegation that corporation secured valuable privileges by bribery — Enquiry into motives of foreign government in granting privileges — Whether barred by act of State doctrine — The law of the United States

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Case Report
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© Cambridge University Press 1993

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