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Trendtex Trading Corp v Central Bank of Nigeria

[1977] QB 529; [1977] 2 WLR 356; [1977] 1 All ER 881; [1977] 1 Lloyd's Rep 581

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)

Year1977

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Under the restrictive theory of sovereign immunity, a state (or its organ) is not immune from suit in respect of ordinary commercial transactions; rules of customary international law are incorporated into English law as they evolve, without an Act of Parliament.

Area of Law

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