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The Immunity Of Foreign States When Engaged In Commercial Enterprises: A Proposed Solution, John G. Hervey
The Immunity Of Foreign States When Engaged In Commercial Enterprises: A Proposed Solution, John G. Hervey
Michigan Law Review
Do governments which engage in commercial undertakings assume the civil and criminal liabilities imposed upon private corporations engaged in similar enterprises, or do governments confer sovereign privileges upon their undertakings? Can governments engage in commercial enterprises and thereby escape the liabilities imposed upon private individuals? More particularly, are foreign governments engaged in such undertakings exempt from process in the American courts?