“The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) of 1976 was designed to provide a set of comprehensive regulations governing access to federal and state courts in this country for plaintiffs asserting claims against foreign states and instrumentalities thereof. The enactment of this legislation responded to the reality that increased contacts between American citizens and companies on the one hand, and foreign states and entities owned by foreign states on the other, as well as a constantly expanding range of government activities, had created the need for judicial fora in this country to resolve disputes arising out of these activities.” 14A Charles Alan Wright et al., Federal Practice and Procedure § 3662, at 160–61 (2d ed. 1998).
foreign sovereign immunities act
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. A federal statute providing individuals with a right of action against foreign governments, under certain circumstances, to the extent the claim arises from the private, as opposed to the public, acts of the foreign state. 28 USCA §§ 1602–1611. — Abbr. FSIA. See RESTRICTIVE PRINCIPLE OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. [Cases: International Law 10.31–10.39. C.J.S. International Law §§ 46–52, 54–55.]
