28 U.S.C. § 1604
Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction
- Code
- United States Code
- Title
- 28
- Section
- 1604
- Text current through
- Pub. L. 119-111
What does the statute say?
§ 1604. Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction
Subject to existing international agreements to which the United States is a party at the time of enactment of this Act a foreign state shall be immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States and of the States except as provided in sections 1605 to 1607 of this chapter.
(Added Pub. L. 94–583, § 4(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2892.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The time of enactment of this Act, referred to in text, probably means the time of enactment of Pub. L. 94–583, which was approved Oct. 21, 1976.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 90 days after Oct. 21, 1976, see section 8 of Pub. L. 94–583, set out as a note under section 1602 of this title.
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