Türkiye Halk Bankasi AS aka Halkbank v. United States

Abstract

State immunity — Immunity from prosecution — Criminal proceedings — Instrumentalities of foreign States — Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 (“FSIA”) — Whether District Court having jurisdiction to prosecute instrumentalities of foreign States — 18 USC Section 3231 — Scope — Whether terms of Section 3231 encompassing alleged criminal offences — Doctrine of foreign sovereign immunity — FSIA — Relevance — Whether FSIA addressing civil suits only — Whether FSIA providing instrumentalities of foreign States with absolute immunity from criminal prosecution in United States courts

Treaties — Interpretation — Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 — Whether addressing civil suits exclusively — Whether providing foreign States and their instrumentalities with immunity from criminal proceedings — The law of the United States