Rex v. Compania Pervana de Vapores, S.A.

Abstract

Sovereign immunity — Foreign State-owned corporations — Amenability to suit in United States courts — Whether jury trial available — Whether Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 the sole basis for jurisdiction over such corporations — Compatibility with United States Constitution — Theoretical basis of sovereign immunity — Restrictive theory — Whether based on notion of implied submission to jurisdiction — The law of the United States