Ebook: State Immunity: An Analytical and Prognostic View

I: The Evolution of the Doctrine of State Immunity.- 1 — Historical Background.- 2 — Emergence of a Specific Rule of State Immunity.- 3 — The Transition to Restricted Immunity in Major Absolute Immunity Jurisdictions.- 4 — Proposed Criteria for the Distinction between Public Acts and Private Acts of the Foreign State.- II: The Doctrine of State Immunity: A Critical View.- 1 — Some Theoretical Considerations.- 2 — Inferences Regarding State Immunity.- 3 — Common Ground between “Absolutists” and “Restrictionists”.- 4 — Immunity from Execution.- III: The Seven Recent Instruments: Common Features and Distinctive Provisions.- 1 — Immunity From Suit.- 2 — Immunity From Execution.- 3 — The Current State of the Law.- 4 — The Work of Learned Bodies.- Conclusions.- Notes.- Appendices.- Subject and Name Index.- Cases Cited.