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I Congreso del Partido (Playa Larga v I Congreso del Partido)

[1981] UKHL 2; [1983] 1 AC 244; [1981] 3 WLR 328; [1981] 2 All ER 1064; [1981] 2 Lloyd's Rep 367

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year1981

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Under the restrictive theory of sovereign immunity at common law, a state is immune for acts done in the exercise of sovereign authority (acta jure imperii) but not for acts of a private or commercial character (acta jure gestionis); the character of the relevant act, judged in its whole context, is determinative.

Area of Law

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