§ 1609. — Immunity from attachment and execution of property of a foreign state.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1609]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART IV--JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 97--JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES OF FOREIGN STATES
Sec. 1609. Immunity from attachment and execution of property of
a foreign state
Subject to existing international agreements to which the United
States is a party at the time of enactment of this Act the property in
the United States of a foreign state shall be immune from attachment
arrest and execution except as provided in sections 1610 and 1611 of
this chapter.
(Added Pub. L. 94-583, Sec. 4(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2895.)
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.
