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General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd v State of Libya

[2021] UKSC 22
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2021
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

State Immunity Act 1978; arbitration exception; state can lose immunity by agreeing to arbitrate; scope of arbitration exception

Area of Law

procedure

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