Sentences with phrase «immunity under international law»

Advising an international organization that functions as a Central Bank on its legal personality and immunity under both international law and UK law and on UN and UK economic sanctions

But the U.S. navy official, who declined to be identified, said warships were afforded sovereign immunity under international law and foreign investigators were not expected to get access to the U.S. crew.

Not exact matches

In Samantar v Yousef (699 F. 3rd 763, 2012) the Federal Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit concluded that «under international and domestic law, officials from other countries are not entitled to foreign official immunity for jus cogens violations, even if the acts are performed in an official capacity».

They recognised that the tide was turning against immunity and concluded their judgement as follows: «In the light of the developments currently underway in this area of public international law, this is a matter to be kept under review by contracting parties.»

At the outset it should be stressed that the immunity given to the defendant had been given solely in order to comply with the UK's obligations under public international law, namely the 1947 Convention.

To my knowledge the meaning of «foreign state» under customary international law, for purposes of the application of the Canadian State Immunity Act, has rarely arisen.

foreign states are not entitled to immunity under customary international law as to most, if not all, activity that constitutes human rights offenses.

The ongoing representation of a US oil and gas drilling company in US and Venezuelan litigations against the Republic of Venezuela and the Venezuelan national oil company for takings in violation of international law and breaches of contract under the expropriation and commercial activities exceptions of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

Where jurisdiction under this Regulation can not be exercised by reason of the existence of diplomatic immunity in accordance with international law, jurisdiction should be exercised in accordance with national law in a Member State in which the person concerned does not enjoy such immunity.

2) whether foreign state officials enjoy subject - matter immunity in civil proceedings for alleged acts that attract individual responsibility under international law.

To establish their right to sue, the four claimants had to show that the grant of immunity to the Saudi defendants under the 1978 Act would be disproportionate and inconsistent with normal international law.