Australia sovereign immunityenforcement of foreign judgmentsexecution

Firebird Global Master Fund II Ltd v Republic of Nauru

(2015) 258 CLR 31

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year2015

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

foreign sovereign immunity; Foreign States Immunities Act; enforcement of foreign judgment against sovereign state; commercial transaction exception

procedure

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