Under the Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity,the Foreign Sovereign Claims to Be

question 53

Multiple Choice

Under the doctrine of sovereign immunity,the foreign sovereign claims to be immune from suit entirely based on its ______.

• A) status as a commercial center
• B) membership with the World Trade Organization
• C) status as a state
• D) political and economic conditions
• E) commercial acts

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