§ 1604. — Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1604]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART IV--JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 97--JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES OF FOREIGN STATES
Sec. 1604. Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction
Subject to existing international agreements to which the United
States is a party at the time of enactment of this Act a foreign state
shall be immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States
and of the States except as provided in sections 1605 to 1607 of this
chapter.
(Added Pub. L. 94-583, Sec. 4(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2892.)
References in Text
The time of enactment of this Act, referred to in text, probably
means the time of enactment of Pub. L. 94-583, which was approved Oct.
21, 1976.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1605 of this title.
