Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation

Part III Proceedings in which State Immunity cannot be Invoked, Article 12

Joanne Foakes, Roger O Keefe

From: The United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property: A Commentary

Edited By: Roger O'Keefe, Christian J. Tams

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 02 December 2023

Subject(s):
Immunity from jurisdiction, states — Treaties, application — Treaties, interpretation — Attribution — Compensation
Unless otherwise agreed between the States concerned, a State cannot invoke immunity from jurisdiction before a court of another State which is otherwise competent in a proceeding which relates to pecuniary compensation for death or injury to the person, or damage to or loss of tangible property, caused by an act or omission which is alleged to be attributable to the State, if the act or omission occurred in whole or in part in the territory of that other State and if the author of the act or omission was present in that territory at the time of the act or...
Users without a subscription are not able to see the full content. Please, subscribe or login to access all content.