Velidor and Others v. L/P/G Benghazi (Appeal of Compagnie Algero-libyenne de Transport Maritime)

Abstract

Sovereign immunity — Foreign State-owned corporations — Commercial activity — Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act 1976 — Requirement that action be based upon a commercial activity carried on in the United States — Action by foreign seamen against foreign shipping corporation for wages — Whether sufficient jurisdictional contacts — Service of process — Relationship between actions in rem and in personam — Service of process — The law of the United States