Senerman Rapaport v. Republic of Cuba

Abstract

Sovereign immunity — Foreign State — Contracts for purchase of immovable property by foreign State — Action for declaration of nullity of contract — Whether foreign State entitled to jurisdictional immunity — Sources of principle of jurisdictional immunity under international law — Bustamante Code of Private International Law, Article 333 — Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, Articles 22 and 31 — The law of Chile