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Transamerican Steamship Corporation v. Somali Democratic Republic and Somali Shipping Agency
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2021
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State immunity — Jurisdictional immunity — Commercial activity exception — Burden of proof — Assistance Agreement between the United States and the Somali Democratic Republic — Shipment of grain to Somalia by United States company — Payment demanded by Somali State corporation for detention of vessel — Whether Somali Democratic Republic or State corporation entitled to sovereign immunity — Connection with the United States — Waiver of immunity — United States Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 — The law of the United States
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