Lalive, J.-F. Keywords: International organizations | Sovereign immunities | Mots clefs: Organisations internationales | Immunités judiciaires | ABSTRACT Jean-Flavien Lalive points out that an extremely vast subject of the jurisdictional immunity of States is both annoying and fascinating. It is annoying because it has been a source of considerable confusion and misunderstanding on the part of the domestic courts. But it is fascinating for the lawyer because it makes him discover a situation in a completed course…

Ian Sinclair, Sir Keywords: Sovereign immunities | Mots clefs: Immunités judiciaires | ABSTRACT In this course, Sir I. Sinclair focuses on recent developments in the field of sovereign immunities. After a presentation of the history and codification efforts of sovereign immunities, the author carefully analyzes the modern jurisprudence of several States (Great Britain, United States, France, Italy, Federal Germany, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, and India). He proceeds to an analysis of th…

Sucharitkul, Sompong Keywords: Sovereign immunities | Mots clefs: Etats | Immunités diplomatiques et consulaires | Droit international public | Juridiction | ABSTRACT The objective of Sompong Sucharitkul’s course on the Immunities of Foreign States Before National Authorities is to examine the exact nature and scope of immunity of States from a purely legal and analytical perspective, with some references to historic developments. To do this, the author presents a legal analysis of immunity of foreign States as well …

D. Trooboff, Peter Keywords: Sovereign immunities | Legal principles | Mots clefs: Immunités judiciaires | Principes généraux du droit | ABSTRACT In his course, Peter D. Trooboff, who works for Covington & Burling in Washington, comments on the case law of the United States of America with respect to some key issues arising in the field of state immunity, and relates the case law to the treatment of the issues in national or international codifications. The author points out that there is a significant consensus in …

Dominicé, Christian Keywords: International organizations | Sovereign immunities | Mots clefs: Organisations internationales | Immunités judiciaires | ABSTRACT The concept of immunity from jurisdiction must be interpreted in a broad sense as applying to all forms of proceedings before national authorities. Most of the bilateral and multilateral agreements dealing specifically with the privileges and immunities of international organizations contain a provision on the personality or legal capacity of the organizat…