Swiss Israel Trade Bank v. Government of Salta and Banco Provincial De Salta

Abstract

International law in general — Relation to Municipal law — Customary International law relating to sovereign immunity-Effect on earlier decisions of municipal courts — Doctrine of binding precedent — Whether judge of first instance empowered to apply customary International law rather than precedents — The law of EnglandJurisdiction — Territorial — Exemptions from — Foreign States — Province of federal State — Provincial government of Argentine Republic — Bank created by legislation — Relevance of lack of Governmental control of bank — Whether Government or bank entitled to immunity — The law of England