restrictive principle of sovereign immunity

The doctrine by which a foreign nation’s immunity does not apply to claims arising from the nation’s private or commercial acts, but protects the nation only from claims arising from its public functions. See COMMERCIAL-ACTIVITY EXCEPTION; JURE GESTIONIS; JURE IMPERII. [Cases: International Law 10.33. C.J.S. International Law §§ 46–48.]

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词条贡献者

译者妍妍，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与科技、媒体和电信（TMT）相关的法律文件。