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Trendtex Trading Corporation v. Central Bank of Nigeria

England.  26 March 1976 ; 13 January 1977 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Sovereign immunity — Restrictive theory — Whether part of modern International law — Whether applicable in English courts — Distinction between acta iure imperii and iure gestionis — Whether based upon nature or purpose of transaction — Agencies of foreign State — Central Bank — Whether entitled to sovereign immunity

International law in general — Relation to municipal law — Customary international law — Whether part of the law of England — Whether English courts entitled to give effect to changes in the rules of international law — Doctrines of transformation and incorporation — Doctrine of binding precedent — Applicability when English courts consider international law — The law of England

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Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1983

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