Texas Trading and Milling Corporation v. Federal Republic of Nigeria and The Central Bank of Nigeria

Abstract

Sovereign immunity — Foreign State and central bank — Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 — Requirements for jurisdiction — Distinction between questions of subject matter jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction — Commercial activity — Acts having direct effect in the United States — Judicial role under United States Constitution — Service of process upon foreign State — Statutory requirements for personal jurisdiction — Constitutional due process requirements — Minimum jurisdictional contacts — The law of the United States