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Maria de los Angeles G.L. v. Ministry of Defence

Spain.  23 June 1981 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Jurisdiction — Territorial — Foreign armed forces — Civil jurisdiction of receiving State — United States forces stationed in Spain — Act of United States serviceman in performance of official duties — Claim brought by private individual for damages arising from act — Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Spain and the United States, 1976

State responsibility — Acts and omissions of State organs and officials — Whether receiving State responsible for acts of visiting forces — Conditions for liability — Requirement of direct cause and effect relationship between act or omission and damage suffered — Moral damage caused by disclosure of confidential document sent by United States Naval Hospital to Spanish health authorities — Disclosure of document by local policeman — Whether giving rise to liability of Spanish Ministry of Defence — The law of Spain

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1991

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