The law of state immunity / Hazel Fox.

Oxford : Oxford Univ Pr, 2002.

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Immunities of foreign states.

Immunities.

Jurisdiction.

Part I. Overview and general principles: 1. The institution of proceedings and the nature of the plea of state immunity 2. The concept of the state and the justification for state immunity

3. Theories relating to state immunity and the concept of jurisdiction

Part II. The sources of the law of state immunity: 4. Treaty practice, projects for codification, and municipal law as sources : the development of the restrictive doctrine

5. Current state practices : English law, US law, and the ILC 1991 Draft on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and their Property

Part III. The current international law: 6. Accepted and controversial aspects of the rules relating to state immunity and the role of consent of the foreign state

7. The exceptions to state immunity

8. The definition of the foreign state

9. Immunity from execution

Part IV. International immunities other than state immunity: 10. Heads of state, diplomats and the diplomatic mission, armed forces, and international organizations

Part V. Current and future problems: 11. State immunity as a personal plea, distinguished from the doctrines of act of state and non-justiciability 12. State immunity from criminal jurisdiction : the answerability of state officials for the commission of international crimes

13. Immunity for acts unlawful in international law : the exhaustion of local remedies

14. Conclusions and future models.

Includes bibliography and index.

0198298366

xxxii, 572 p.