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United Mexican States v. Ashley

United States.  05 October 1977 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Sovereign immunity — Foreign State — Expropriation by foreign State of property owned by United States citizen — Action for damages against foreign State in United States courts — Whether foreign State entitled to sovereign immunity — Whether expropriation a commercial or governmental act — Restrictive theory of sovereign immunity — Act of State doctrine — Whether action barred by Act of State doctrine — Hickenlooper Amendment — The law of the United States

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Case Report
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© Cambridge University Press 1982

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