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656State immunity — Head of State — Basis for immunity — Functional basis — Affront to dignity — Former head of State — Whether former head of State entitled to immunity in respect of private acts — Estate of deceased head of State — Whether distinction between immunity accorded to living former head of State and estate of deceased head of State — State Immunity Act 1978, Section 20 — Customary international lawRelationship of international law and municipal law — Customary international law — Statute intended to give effect to requirements of customary international law — Need to interpret statute in accordance with customary international law — Immunities of deceased head of State — The law of England

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