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Foreign Sovereign Immunity In The United States Courts 1976-1986, Mark B. Feldman
Foreign Sovereign Immunity In The United States Courts 1976-1986, Mark B. Feldman
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In principle, the Reagan Administration should support measures that strengthen the international trading system and that help secure United States investment abroad, as such measures encourage the flows of capital, technology and know-how from the private sector, which the Administration recognizes to be essential to successful economic development in the Third World. However, the responsible attorneys in the State Department and the Justice Department are particularly sensitive to the reactions of foreign governments and to the interests of United States agencies as potential defendants in foreign courts.
The Executive finally defined its position in hearings in the House of Representatives …